Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has called on Nigerians to invest in the country's education sector expressing belief that a Nigerian university can one day emerge best in the world with proper funding.

The governor made this remark while speaking with newsmen at the 12th Convocation Ceremony of the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State. The first family was in Ota on Friday to celebrate one of their Sons, Oluwarogbayimika Fayose who is one of the "Royal Set of Eagles" released by the institution in 2017.

"I won't condemn people for sending their wards to study abroad but I have always believed the best could be gotten here in Nigeria. During my first tenure as governor, I withdrew my sons from a private school(Olashore International School) to SPEB public primary school in Ekiti, an initiative of my then administration.  My Sons graduated from Nigerian Universities, I want others to emulate me, we have the best here, we can choose to invest here", Mr. Fayose said.

The governor who earlier expressed appreciation to God and the University for adding value to life of the graduand urged Nigerian graduates to take advantage of the opportunities they were exposed to in transforming Nigeria to a better place.

He said, "As a parent, we are fulfilled. Graduating from here is a value added to his life, as the fourth son of the family and the third to graduate from this University, it gladdens our hearts and we are happy to identify with him, we thank God for his life and we thank the University for helping us to train him.

"When you have certificate issued to you, it comes with character, I urge modern day Nigerian graduates to make a sense out of the certificate and the character and take advantage of the opportunities they were exposed to so as to have a better tomorrow for themselves and the future generations.  I wish these graduands the best and pray that the parents reap the fruits of their labour over them".

Expressing delight, excitement and greatness at being a product of the Covenant University, Mr. Rogba Fayose who said being a son of a serving Nigerian governor added no extra pressure on him while in school thanked his parents for their moral and financial support in helping him achieve such feat. He expressed readiness at facing future challenges as they come with God on his side.

Founded in the year 2002 by the General Overseer of the Living Faith Church Worldwide  aka Winners' Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, Covenant University according to a 2017 publication by the National Universities Commission(NUC) is the best private university in Nigeria.


Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2017/07/fayose-pictured-with-bishop-oyedepo-as.html?m=1

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henryanna36:
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like father like son, see im wide mouth
congrat though

Oshokomale.... The stubborn grasshopper!
This your 2019 ambition sha.. Anyways there's nothing wrong with dreaming.
Dream on sir!

Wonderful

Make I keep quiet

Wait ooo many of the people that dropped offering and paid their tithe to build covenant university don't even know where the school is located

Not to talk of their children


I remember baba fela

Sometimes people need to support and appreciate Fayose regardless of the political inclination.

For his son to have school in Nigeria is commendable. Online others.

okenwa:
Sometimes people need to support and appreciate Fayose regardless of the political inclination.

For his son to have school in Nigeria is commendable. Online others.

Convenant University is as expensive as foreign unis.......he no see Ekiti state uni, OAU, UNILAG et.al?

Ok

Wow so good for the young lad.I celebrate with first family of ekiti state

greatiyk4u:



Convenant University is as expensive as foreign unis.......he no see Ekiti state uni, OAU, UNILAG et.al?

Fayose have five sons, most of which attended public universities for thier first degrees. Improvimg the educational sector and promoting innovation as an office holder is not best achieved by segregating private universities. Fayose's decision to have his sons attend both private and public universities is in the best interest of the educational sector and Nigeria as a whole.

DangotePikin:
Fayose have five sons, most of which attended public universities for thier first degrees. Improvimg the educational sector and promoting innovation as an office holder is not best achieved by segregating private universities. Fayose's decision to have his sons attend both private and public universities is in the best interest of the educational sector and Nigeria as a whole.

Evidence?

greatiyk4u:



Convenant University is as expensive as foreign unis.......he no see Ekiti state uni, OAU, UNILAG et.al?

the funny thing is you are one of those that usually say that no one with the opportunity of attending public uni will attend a private one. Before now, u saw private uni students as those that couldn't pass Jamb. Its nice to see u place private uni in the same as foreign ones and clearly better privileged than public unis.

NB this is his third child to graduate from CU. Osinbanjo also schooled a daughter in cu and the other in Unilag.

Criminals

greatiyk4u:



Evidence?

He is right. Fayose uses public unis for his kids too and doesn't subsribe to foreign unis.

Statsocial:

He is right. Fayose uses public unis for his kids too and doesn't subsribe to foreign unis.

Substantiate your claim with evidence

This matter has really entered fayose head





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and Ekiti get university.


No wonder LAUTECH can be closed for years. Their children are not there.

The f00lish electorates in Ekiti are ok with rice and palm oil.


Little Fayose is strategically positioned to continue the slave trade for their next generation.

Same goes for all politicians. They mess up our education system and take their children to a private school home or abroad.

Gradate?

Congrats to him.

Despite the massive media demarketing campaign waged on this man its easy to see the he is a lot more honorable than most of the people posing as Angel this and Saint that in the ranks of APC..

sarrki:
Wonderful

Make I keep quiet

Wait ooo many of the people that dropped offering and paid their tithe to build covenant university don't even know where the school is located

Not to talk of their children


I remember baba fela

Waitin concern you?. Since you didn't see anything to criticise it's offering and tithes you remembered.

okenwa:
Sometimes people need to support and appreciate Fayose regardless of the political inclination.

For his son to have school in Nigeria is commendable. Online others.

Lol.

Covenant university is commendable ?

U go well soon.

seen....
...........Nex_t¿¿

practice what you preach

Made in Nigeria good's. ;DMade in Nigeria good's.

sarrki:
Wonderful

Make I keep quiet

Wait ooo many of the people that dropped offering and paid their tithe to build covenant university don't even know where the school is located

Not to talk of their children


I remember baba fela

Did hE tell you it was built with offering money? Ispeakuspeak (isokuso)

greatiyk4u:



Convenant University is as expensive as foreign unis.......he no see Ekiti state uni, OAU, UNILAG et.al?

Na so. People will always have something to say.
Especially when it is Covenant.
What about the rest of his children (apart from his daughter) that went to public uni's?

I'm sure even if his son went to UNILAG, you guys would still complain, that he should have gone to the State University in Ekiti.

greatiyk4u:



Convenant University is as expensive as foreign unis.......he no see Ekiti state uni, OAU, UNILAG et.al?

Where were you when he withdrew his kids from private schools and transfered them to Public Schools under SPEB during his first stint as governor.