Following his commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s public administration landscape, the President/Vice Chancellor of Babcock University, Professor Afolarin Olutunde Ojewole, has been conferred with the Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Local Government and Public Administration (CILGPA).
The induction ceremony took place at the President’s Boardroom on the university’s main campus in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, where Professor Ojewole pledged to serve as “a vanguard and voice of the institute around the world.”
He also disclosed plans to work towards a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Babcock University and CILGPA, aimed at providing Public Administration students the opportunity to obtain a professional certification alongside their university degrees.
“We want our Public Administration graduates not to leave the university with only a degree, but to complement it with a professional certificate, so they can enter the labour market with two qualifications,” Professor Ojewole said.
Representing the President of CILGPA’s Governing Council, Professor A. M. Awotokun, Dr. Uche Okereke formally welcomed Professor Ojewole into the fellowship.
He expressed confidence that the institute would continue to produce “the right people to serve the country in various capacities.”
Dr. Okereke further noted that the institute was open to signing an MoU with Babcock University, adding that such collaboration would be of significant benefit to students.
