Current Leadership Of DELSU Has Been Very Innovative, Resourceful –Oborevwori

We’ll Make DELSU A Global Institution That Attracts Foreign Students, He Declares

Says Deltans Should Be Proud DELSU Can Compete With The Best Universities In Nigeria

By Daniel Dafe

Governor.of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has praised the Egwunyenga-led administration, saying “the current leadership of the university has been very innovative and resourceful in extending the frontiers when it comes to teaching excellence, research quality, academic performance, staff productivity and morale, and infrastructural development.”

He said this on Saturday during his address at the 16th convocation of the institution that held at…..

Continuing, he said: “As a government that places premium on education, we are steadfast in the pursuit of academic excellence and infrastructural transformation of this university. Towards this end, we will keep supporting the governing council, management, staff, and students of the university to achieve the goal of making DELSU a global institution that will attract foreign students.”

He said further: “This administration is also committed to sustaining timely and predictable delivery of academic programmes in our tertiary institutions. A major legacy of previous administrations is the stability in our tertiary institutions. In our schools, a four year-academic programme is exactly that – a four-year programme. It is not prolonged or delayed because of any industrial action. As a result, our students can achieve their academic goals within the stated time, as the graduating class today can testify. We are glad to continue in that noble tradition.”

He said that while the state government would always do its best to ensure that the university is able to compete favourably with other universities, he remarked that was need for support from public spirited individuals, corporate organisations, and other stakeholders to assist the government in this regard.

Furthermore, he appreciated the Governing Council, the Vice-Chancellor, the Senate of the university, and the management and staff for their dedication to duty.

“Looking at the progress this university has made from its humble beginnings, Deltans should be proud to have a university that can compete with the best in the country,” he averred.

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He added: “It is gratifying to note that the DELSU’s national ratings have continued to rise, and is today among the best state-owned universities in the country.”

The Governor also commended the past and present Governing Councils, Senate of the University, and the Management and Staff for their contributions in building a university of repute.

Governor Oborevwori had on arrival inaugurated the faculty of Science Extension and Microbiology Laboratory Complex executed by the university.

Meanwhile, he challenged graduands of the University not to think only of getting paid jobs but to be entrepreneurial in their approach to life.

While congratulating the graduands who had been found worthy in learning and character for the award of various degrees of the great citadel of learning, Governor Oborevwori said; “as you launch out into the world today, it is my earnest expectation that you will put to good use the academic knowledge and life lessons you have garnered during your sojourn here.

Welcoming guests earlier, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Andy Egwunyenga, said that a total of 4,776 students were graduated from the 2022/2023 academic session, with total of 730 postgraduate degrees, comprising 99 Doctor of Philosophy, 522 Masters Degrees and 109 Postgraduate Diploma.

The graduands, according to him, includes; a total of 3,611 first degrees, comprising 54 first class, 1,207 second class honours (upper division), 380 second class honours (lower division) and 380 third class honours.

He said the university had attained 100 per cent accreditation of all its programmes, adding that it was recently ranked 22nd position out of 133 Nigerian universities with presence in Scopus, 10th position among the best state- owned universities in the country and best university in the South-South Region by the 2024SciVal Ranking of Nigerian Universities.

The Vice-Chancellor commended Governor Oborevwori, who is the Visitor to the university, for his commitment to the growth and development of the citadel of higher academic learning.

At the ceremony, Professor Chukwuemeke Peter Aloamaka was decorated as a Professor Emeritus of the university in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments as an academic scholar and administrator, while former Minister of Information, Professor Sam Oyovbaire, was formally conferred with the Honorary Doctor of Letters of the university.

The valedictorian, Ilebe Joshua of the Faculty of Pharmacy with a 4.83 CGPA score, thanked God for their success and appreciated the Vice-Chancellor, management and staff of the university for instituting the Students’ Work and Scholarship Schemes, which enabled indigent students to sustain their academic pursuits.