By Usman Shuaibu
The Otunba (Yoruba leader) of Yoruba Community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Dr Wasiu Tunwase as well as the Igbo traditional title holder (Aguiyi Jesu Na Nanka), Chief Chima Francis Umeh have graduated from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).
Both Otunba and Chief Chima Francis Umeh read Entrepreneurship and Business Management in the Faculty of Management Science.
In an interview after the graduation ceremony at the Headquarters of the University, Jabi, Abuja on Saturday, Otunba said he was delighted being among the students who graduated from the University today.
He commended the staff and the Management of the University for encouraging the students in their studies, pointing out that the staffers were disciplined in terms of time frame.
He also hailed the management of the University for putting in place infrastructural facilities to enhance learning, lamenting that Open University was one of the best universities in the world.
Otunba, therefore, thanked the Almighty God who provided everything for him to overcome his studies in the University, while advising the students to always obey the laid down rules and regulations guiding the University.
On his part, Chief Chima Francis Umeh in an interview, appealed to the Federal Government to deem it necessary to take Open University to the grassroots so as to enable the less privileged to have access to education there.
He said the National Open University of Nigeria was not an institution for lazy students, pointing out he learnt a lot from the University.
He described the Open University as a Centre for academic excellence, saying that the students must read before passing their examinations.
Umeh, however, disclosed that there was no room for examination malpractice in the University.
Speaking earlier, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olufemi A. Peters, revealed that a total number of 28,675 students graduated from the institution this year.
Peters advised the outgoing students to be good ambassadors of the University anywhere they found themselves.
