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OBS vows to make 200 youths globally employable


The Governing Council Chairman of the Onitsha Business School(OBS) in Anambra State, Prof Olusegun Sogbesan, has vowed that the institution will make about 200 youths in the area globally employable.

He said the school had mentored over 300 apprentices in the area .

He stated this in Onitsha at the 7th anniversary and graduation ceremony of the school where BBA, MBA/MSc and DBA/PhD certificates were presented to 13 graduates.

He said, "OBS is committed to making her graduates/students creative thinkers, leaders, managers, professionals and super resourceful entrepreneurs.

"Our programmes are duly accredited by the relevant professional institution and university bodies in Nigeria and Europe.

"We've been doing lot of things secretly. We've produced chartered accountants and several others and we're planning to take more 200 unemployed graduates out of the streets."

On his part, the OBS Registrar, Sylvanus Izebhokhae said the school had produced 62 Chartered Accountants, 15 Associates of Chartered Institutes of Bankers of Nigeria, over 300 Associates and full members of Strategic Management of Nigeria.

He added,"This is the second graduation ceremony we're holding in our 7 years existence. The first was in 2018 where we presented four MBA certificates to our graduates from Rome Business School, two PhD from European Global School (EGS) University and 30 Strategic Masterclass graduates," .


Speaking, the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2021 Anambra governorship election, Valentine Ozigbo, said he would partner Onitsha Business School to revive the Igbo apprenticeship system known as Igba Boyi.

He stressed the need for youths to imbibe the culture of improvement in terms of value system, cutting wastages, distractions, among others.

He said, "We must see how we can elevate the system so it will not only be a tool for economic emancipation, but something to showcase and export to the rest of the world.

"This we can achieve through strong ecosystem, gathering stakeholders and defining their roles as well as monitoring their progress.

"That's why I'm glad to find a worthy partner in Onitsha business school. Onitsha is the best place to site this school as it remains an epitcenter and biggest market in West Africa."