Private Nigerian universities better than public ones, ex-Governor Akpabio says
Private universities in Nigeria are better than public ones, a former state governor has said.
Godswill
Akpabio, who governed oil rich Akwa Ibom State for 8 years, stated this
on Sunday at the 13th undergraduate and 14th postgraduate convocation
of Babcock University.
The immediate past Akwa Ibom governor was
awarded a honourary doctorate degree in Global Economic Development by
the university at the event held at the university stadium,Ilishan in
Ogun State.
“I want to say here that private universities are better
than the other universities and I want to also say that when graduate(s)
of privately owned universities present their certificates,they have
more opportunities to be considered for
employment,”
the governor
said without providing any evidence for his statement or stating why he
could not make the Akwa Ibom State University as good as its private
counterparts for the eight years he ruled the state.Mr.
Akpabio also advised the graduating students to be responsible
ambassadors of the university especially as their university is owned by
a church.
“Ensure you turn out to be good products of the
university. Allow God to go with you; in your future allow God to be
with you,” he said. “I remain the only governor in Nigeria who drew his
people to God. I have the largest choir in the country called Governor
Akpabio Unity Choir.”
The former governor listed the achievements
of his administration to include a state e-library, road construction
and a standard stadium.
He said he agreed to accept the award because
of the respect he has for the university, as he had rejected similar
offers by other universities.
“I received Babcock University award
because its foundation is built on God,” he said while stating that he
did not lobby for the award.
The university graduated 1,416
students at the ceremony, including popular hip-hop singer, Davido, and
Ikenna Ntomchukwu, son of Ogun State Commissioner of Police.
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