AAUA 7TH CONVOCATION PRESS BRIEFING BY THE VICE CHANCELLOR, ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY,HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2017
The Deputy Vice Chancellor,The Registrar,The Bursar,The University Librarian,Other Officers of the University,Gentlemen of the Press, I heartily welcome you to the Press Briefing of the 7th Convocation Ceremony of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, and the 2nd under my watch since I took office on January 6, 2015. You will recall that the first Convocation I held as Vice Chancellor of this Institution and, indeed, the University's 6th convocation, was during my first year in office in 2015. The University could not hold a convocation ceremony last year due to financial challenges. You will also kindly recall that the nation’s serious economic challenges became glaring from 2015. This has made the governance of public institutions in Nigeria very challenging. Most universities are grappling with paying workers' salaries, while infrastructural development has been pushed to the rear seat. Although Adekunle Ajasin University has its own share of these economic hardship,...