The Chancellor of Dominion University (DU), Ibadan, Bishop Victor Adelakun and General Overseer of The Calvary Bible Church, Dr. Olumide Emmanuel have called on the nation’s leaders to make the right choices to put the country on the path of progress.
The clerics stated that making the right choices would make Nigeria one of the best countries in the world. They emphasised the need for the leaders to raise generational leaders, and have an entrepreneurial mindset.
The duo spoke during the fifth matriculation ceremony of Dominion University, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Specifically, Adelakun, while charging the students urged them to get serious about their lives, saying life is not run on wishes but on choices.He said, “Nigeria is what it is today because of corruption in leadership and lack of understanding in leadership. For us to change this country, we must raise generational leaders. Our nation will be better when we make the right choices. God is ready to do great things in Nigeria.”
Speaking on the theme, ‘The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Cultivating Skills for Success,’ Emmanuel, who was the guest lecturer said, “Entrepreneurship is the solution to many problems in Nigeria and Africa. It is the solution to unemployment. It is the solution to poverty. It is the solution to complaints.
“People steal because they are not sure of tomorrow. People steal because they are confused. If you have an entrepreneurial mindset, we will raise a new breed of leaders with the right skill set.”
Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Abel Olorunnisola urged the students to manage their time very well, associate with the right people, and explore possibilities.
Olorunnisola disclosed that a total of 215 students have been admitted into 13 academic programmes in the Faculties of Arts, Social and Management Sciences, and the Faculty of Computing and Applied Sciences as well as the Foundation programme.
