Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State – Na Sunday wey don pass, Babcock University gather plenty graduates for their 23rd convocation ceremony wey no go fit forget for some time. Chai! Dem no be small, as 3,568 students take comot their degrees, and guess wetin? 243 of dem carry first class pointer! E no easy o!
Make we break am down small small: 2,543 na first degree holders, while 686 na postgraduate students. Dis 686 get 217 PhDs, 30 MPhils, 359 Master’s degrees, and 80 Postgraduate Diplomas. Na Lawal Oyiza wey study Economics dey ride the wave as the overall best graduating student, with correct CGPA of 4.97. Na him sabi pass all the other people!
Professor Ademola Tayo, wey dey run the university for the past 10 years, come yarn for di graduates. He tell dem, say education no be just for your own shine, but make sure say you use am help others. ‘You get responsibilities to Nigeria and the whole world,’ he talk, as dem dey tuck dey listen.
Omo, this Prof Tayo dey drop wisdom like say na palm wine! ‘Make you drop your iPads and iPhones small small, focus on your fellow human beings,’ he go on dey encourage dem. Na so dem suppose dey think, no be just scrolling for social media all day.
He remind dem say education suppose dey help society as a whole. ‘Let your knowledge serve justice. Let your talents solve problems. Let your values inspire hope. Be fearless, Be kind. Be Babcock!’ Hmmm, dis na true gist abeg! No be only yourself you dey carry for body.
As he dey reflect on him tenure, Prof Tayo talk how him don take grow di school, with new courses and infrastructure wey don change di face of the institution. E talk say innovation, accountability, and integrity na the key for 21st-century leadership. You no fit dey lead without those things o!
Dr. Kudakwashe Tagwirei, wey come from Zimbabwe, don join am yakata with a keynote address wey dey call on dem graduates make dem use dem knowledge push for world peace. E no wan make dem sit down dey chop popcorn while violence dey waka around Africa. Omo, who no go hear?
As dem dey celebrate, family, alumni, and dignitaries dey shine for di occasion, as dem all sabi say na wetin don happen for their children’s lives, this na just the beginning. E go jom up for law, engineering, and other fields, and dem dey ready to carry the Babcock flag reach greater heights.
