Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State,
Nigeria, held her fifteenth convocation and sixth postgraduate convocation
ceremony of the university on Sunday, 4th June, 2017.
A total number of 2,113 students comprising of 1,807
undergraduate students and 306 postgraduate students convoked during the event.
Out of 1,807 undergraduate students, 89 graduated
with a first class of which a 22-year-old student of the Accounting Department,
Alexandria Braie, emerged the best graduating student of the university.
Braie was declared the winner of the President’s
Award for the overall best performances despite having the second best
Cumulative Grade Point Average 4.90 of her set.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ademola Tayo, said Braie
emerged the best graduating student as a result of her outstanding performances
in academics, leadership traits as well as community and spiritual
services.
He (the VC) charged the graduating students to be
positive thinkers and imagine their future, saying that “what you constantly think about yourself is what you become.”
He added,
“You have a responsibility to Nigeria and
the world. Set aside your iphones and ipods and concentrate on the challenges
of the society. Be a volunteer in your community. Dedicate yourself to the
transformation of the society. Seek to serve rather than be served so that
through you, God can increase. ”
Also speaking at the event, the Ogun State
Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, applauded the University for its Strides in the
education and health sectors. He added that the state government would
work to create the right ambience needed for the education sector to thrive.
“These
children will define our future and we will adequately equip our youths.
I urge you to be self-reliant and steadfast. Academic qualifications are not
all that you need to succeed in life. Morals and character matter. Be ready to
make positive difference because one day, we are going to answer the call of
God.”
As stated by the Executive Governor.
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