Seventy two students of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) will
graduate with First Class honours at the 6th Convocation.
The
Vice Chancellor, Prof Michael Ajisafe disclosed this on Monday at a
press briefing to herald activities marking the convocation.
Ajisafe explained that all the first class graduates have been offered automatic jobs as academic staff.
Graduating students who bagged Second Class Upper are 343 while 366 obtained Second Class Lower.
A total of 93 students bagged Third Class. Total number of graduating students is 917.
Two distinguished Nigerians will be honoured with honorary doctorate degrees.
They
are the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi
Adesina and Momoh, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Channels
Television.
The duo will be bestowed with honorary Doctor of Letters.
Momoh will deliver the convocation lecture on Saturday.
Ajisafe explained that the University was graduating its first set of medical doctors which he described as unprecedented.
