Ogun State Gov offers automatic employment to Crescent Varsity's best graduating student at 11th convocation

...as Alake, Olowu, Saudi scholar honoured

The Governor of Ogun State, His Excellency Prince Dapo Abiodun has offered immediate employment to the best graduating student, Halimat Abdulsalam at the 11th Convocation of Crescent University, Abeokuta.

The university which prides itself as Citadel of Academic and Moral Excellence was founded by the former judge of the International Court of Justice, His Excellency Judge Bola Ajibola in 2005.

The 23-year old Abdulsalam who emerged from the Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural and Applied Sciences garnered the Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.93 ahead of other 413 graduands, the best ever to be achieved by any valedictorian of the university.

Represented by the Deputy Governor, Eng. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, Abiodun emphasized that his government would continue to lift the education status of Ogun State through partnership with educational institutions.

In a related development, the Alake of Egbaland, Their Royal Majesties Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo and the Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba Adegboyega Dosunmu were conferred with Doctor of Science (honoris causa) in Public Administration, Mass Communication while Dr AbdulRahman Hamad Altamami of Riyadh Ministry of Education bagged Doctor of Letters in Islamic Studies.

In his acceptance speech on behalf of other honorees, Oba Aremu Gbadebo underlined that globally, university education was to sharpen the intellect of its beneficiaries and with it, they could get to the highest level in life, urging them to be good ambassadors of their Alma Matter.

Eulogising the vision of the Founder/Proprietor, His Excellency Judge Bola Ajibola who sold virtually all his assets to start the university one and a half decades ago, Oba Gbadebo added that "we will see what we can do individually for this university".