The Vice President, Prof. Yemi
Osinbajo has charged Nigerian universities to be the training grounds for
graduates who are nation-builders and not just job-seekers.
He said higher institutions of
learning should ordinarily be the domain of problem-solving, as well as a
breeding house for nation-builders.
Osinbajo stated this at the
Redeemer’s University Convocation ceremony held in Ede, Osun State on Thursday.
He canvassed for paradigm shift
in the universities’ curriculum, to make its products more adaptable to global
trend.
“We need to begin to have
innovators and courageous initiators of start-up business straight from the
university,” he said.
Osinbajo noted that the world was
becoming more challenging, as phenomenon like climate change, terrorism were
becoming issues in Africa.
The Vice chancellor of the
university, Prof. Debo Adeyewa, in his speech lauded the parents of the
students for investing in them.
“I wish to congratulate the
parents of our graduates for your perseverance and sacrifices, you have made
the right choice by investing in their future through the Redeemer’s
University. These wards will be a pride to you, the nation and the generation.
“Redeemer’s University’s service
delivery in terms of academic has been greatly enhanced, our academic quality
assurance remains the best in the country”, he said.
He urged the graduands to be
steadfast in their future endeavours, saying” as divine champions, your must
fight the ills of this nation”.
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