• Institution partners with American varsity on deaf education
• Urges FG to assist private varsities running medical colleges

No fewer than eight students with hearing disabilities graduated with First Class honours, at the weekend, during the 13th convocation of Wesley University, Ondo State.

The deaf scholars were among the 39 graduands who bagged First-class degrees out of the 230 graduating students in the 2023/2024 academic session of the faith-based institution.

The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Sunday Obeka, who spoke during the ceremony held within the school premises in Ondo City, said that the deaf students studied Computer Science, Law, among other courses.

The VC stressed that the institution’s Directorate of Deaf and Special Needs Education had empowered the deaf community and employed more deaf scholars. According to him, the university’s management had approved a programme to educate all members of staff and students in sign language to facilitate communication with the deaf community, stressing that the institution is also partnering with Cliff College in England for its theological education programme.

He, however, appealed to the Federal Government to support private universities running medical colleges on salary payment and provision of infrastructure to address the shortage of health workers in the country.