The chairman governing Council, The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Professor Adekunle Akinyemi, has stressed the need for individuals and private sectors to give support to the education sector of the country.
He stated this during the conferment of Honourary Doctor of Philosophy (PHD) Honoris Causa on some dignitaries, by Espam – Formation University, Cotonou, Benin Republic, held on Friday at Mauve 21 Event Center, Ring Road, Ibadan.
Prof Akinyemi, who was also one of the honorary award recipient further explained that philanthropy should be a force for educational change, while he added that the education sector of the country should not suffering when there are lots of benevolent philanthropist.
He said “Over the years many of these philanthropist have built schools, given scholarships and endowed Universities with chairs and also constructed buildings to promote educational change.
He however advocate for support of the education of the less privileged who are brilliant but financially handicapped.
“We are here to advocate for those who are endowed with good brains but are financially handicapped to be able to afford education. You will agree with me that such people are many in the Nigerian societies.
Also in attendance were the school founder Professor Martial Lipeb,who decorated the Honourary award recipients the Registrar Mrs Omolewa Egor Ese and their Nigerian Representatives, DR. Akande Kazeem Babatunde and Engineer Dr. Popoola Olusegun Victor.
Speaking the Registrar of the institution, Mrs Omolewa Ego Ese, explained that the Honourary award were confered on the dignitaries as part of the laid down programme of the Espam-Formation University’s 11th Matriculation and 8th Convocation, held at the University premises at Cotonou, Benin Republic on 28th of November, 2020.
While she added that the institution organized the Honourary award ceremony at Mauve 21 Event Center Ibadan, Nigeria for the decoration of the awardees unable to attend the Matriculation /Ceremony held at the University campus in Cotonou, Benin Republic.
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