Founder and chancellor, Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara state, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said that poverty among blackmen was a product of unused brain and capacity to think solution.
The clergy man noted that what African nations needed for sustainable growth and development is a generation of indigenous solutions, particularly in field of agriculture. Bishop Oyedepo spoke at the third convocation ceremony of the agric-oriented university in Omuaran at the weekend.
A total number of 51 graduates bagged First Class grade, 233 had second class upper grade, 229 secured second class lower grade, while 19 were in Third Class division out of a grand total of 532 graduating students in the third convocation ceremony.
The clergy man noted that Africans should not allow western education to destroy native intelligence that they were divinely endowed with,stressing that our forefathers in Africa started farming, identification of edible plants and crops before the coming of colonialists, Bishop Oyedepo , who also said that there’s no united nations anywhere but committee of nations, added that every nation bore its cross, as many countries currently faced their challenges.
He said knowledge is the new currency of the world, adding that application of knowledge would bring about desired changes in the society. “Human beings are created with equal capacity. They are created with equal brain cells and body system for men and women, equal destiny nd equal opportunities”, he said.
He also said that there are unlimited opportunities yet untapped in the society, charging young generation to arm themselves with required skills to effect meaningful changes in the society. The chancellor charged graduates to be creative, identify opportunities begging for utilisation, advising that they should think possibilities, think spirituality, think positivity, think solution to problems, and think others, saying only those that think others become leaders. He also said that they should think impact, think footprints, think future and to think culture.
In his keynote address at the ceremony, the pioneer vice chancellor, Michael Okpara (Federal) University of Agriculture, Umudike, Professor Placid Njoku, said that the federal government, through ministry of Education, should direct the National Universities Commission NUC, the National Board for Technical Education NBTE, and the National Commission for Colleges of Education NCCE, to “totally revise their curriculum for the Agriculture discipline to formally integrate entrepreneurship, approve Agripreneurship as a full degree/Diploma/NCE programme in all faculties, colleges and universities of Agriculture, and approve a mandatory agripreneurship immersion period for all students of Agriculture” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Poverty among the blacks is a product of corruption from our government.
ReplyDeleteThe same way you used your brain to acquire a fleet of private Jets and 2 private Universities to your name...? This is just how religions can make us fools...Well,as events are unfolding...
ReplyDeleteGuy this man has paid his dues just like other rich men in the world..his calling is to be a preacher and he worked hard to this hight with His spiritual wisdom from God just as you can build your own empire with hard work in your business and chosen career. If it were dangote that made this statement I'm sure you won't critize...it's the same thing..why not leave the messenger and tap from his message.. Again just like those men you know to be wealthy he has well pay his due in hard work.. Why not try and build a church of 200 capacity and see how easy it is
DeleteYes you are really a fool confirm
DeleteThe man used his brain to sell himself as a holy man to gullible Nigerians and others.So,he's advised you guys to use your brain though not in 419 kind of ways
ReplyDeleteThis is dimply calling people you fleece in the name of God fools that don't use their brains. I don't blame you.
ReplyDelete.... and his Landmark university had only 19 third class graduates out of 532. Gullible MUMUs will praise him as he continues to pile up wealth for himself.
ReplyDelete51 first class indeed. Rubbish!
Nigerians will never see anything good in a fellow Nigerians. If the man has used his brain to establish universities, who says you should not have your own? This is a man who started from a class room in a primary school many years back, he has consistently doing what he knows best and today, people across the world benefits from what he has used his similar brain like yours to do.
ReplyDeleteIf you don’t appreciate anything good, nothing good will ever happens around you check it because that is what you use your brain for. Appreciate your leaders/elders so that you can become one tomorrow.