President of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Worldwide, Pastor Abraham Akinosun on Thursday commended Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, for providing good leadership and governance in the state, describing the administration’s performance in the last one year as impressive.
The development came as Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU), Ikeji Arakeji, owned by the CAC is set to confer an award of Honorary Doctorate Degree (horis causa) in Public Administration on Governor Oyetola at its next convocation ceremony slated to hold on January 17, 2020.
Akinosun, who gave the commendation on Thursday during a courtesy visit by the management of JABU, maintained that the governor’s achievements in the last one year traversed all the sectors of the economy.
He stated: “We are here to congratulate Mr Governor and appreciate his superlative performance in the last one year. No doubt, his achievements cut across all the sectors of the economy, including the development of infrastructure and human capital.
“This is why the university council and the Board of Trustees have come to express our appreciation in concrete terms by awarding Your Excellency with Honorary Doctorate Degree in Public Administration in the coming Convocation holding in January 2020.
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“We also appreciate your support for the church and the university and wish you a successful tenure. As you enter with dignity, so shall you end with dignity,” Pastor Akinosun stated.
In his remarks, Oyetola lauded the university for promoting best practices by training entrepreneurs and businessmen and women for the benefit of the nation, just as he expressed his administration’s readiness to partner with the university to advance knowledge and skills acquisition in the state.
According to him: “I am happy and honoured to receive you. I want to commend the management for running a first-class university. There is no doubt that your products are good, disciplined and committed. I am proud to have you in our state.
“I commend the management for running a programme that is first class. I commend you for being a university where businessmen and women are trained. I commend you for performing your corporate social responsibility in supporting the state by paying your tax regularly.
“We are ready to partner with the university on development. But then we have a lot of infrastructural decay to attend to. When I went round to do a thank-you tour, the song in people’s mouth was requested to fix the roads. Thank you for considering me worthy of an Honorary Degree,” Oyetola remarked.