The Redeemer’s University, Ede in Osun State on Thursday 12th September, 2019 graduated 379 students at its 11th convocation ceremony.
Speaking at the event held at the university in Ede, the acting Chairman, Board of Trustees of the university, Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, who represented Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, advised the graduating students to remain focused and express hope in this country, advising them that they should not to allow the nation’s challenges to overwhelm them.
He admonished the graduating students not to join the pessimists, who complain daily about the nation’s challenges rather than buckle down and tackle the challenges.
At the event, the best 2018/2019 graduating student of the institution, Mary Opeyemi Dosumu, was offered two job opportunities. She was offered a job appointment as an accountant trainee by Chairman of the AMNI International Petroleum Development Company, Dr. Tunde Afolabi, a honourary doctoral degree awardee of the university, and the position of Graduate Assistantship by the Vice Chancellor of the Redeemer’s University, Prof. Anthony Enisan Akinlo.
In his address, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Anthony Enisan Akinlo, who listed many achievements of the institution, urged the 379 graduating students to turn the nation’s challenges to opportunities.
The General Overseer of The Redeem Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, said the vision of the school was to produce God-fearing entrepreneurs, who are not afraid of starting from the very little level like the church.
According to him; “The Vision and Mission of the University has been put plainly to produce God-fearing, academically, outstanding, and diligent young men and women who are not afraid to start small like the RCCG. The University’s desire and effort to produce Godly professionals in the work place of life informed the emphasis of producing them as entrepreneurs or employers of labour rather than employees, more so in this fast paced socio-economic climate.”
