FUOYE to Award Honorary Doctorates to Senators Bamidele and Adeola
Federal University, Oye-Ekiti to award honorary doctorates to Senators Opeyemi Bamidele and Solomon Adeola at its eighth convocation
Chukwuebuka Aniakor 
The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has announced that Senate Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Solomon Adeola, will be among the eminent Nigerians to be awarded honorary doctorates at its forthcoming eighth convocation.
The university, established in 2012 to foster character and innovation for national transformation through academic prowess, revealed this in separate letters of invitation addressed to the legislators. The convocation is scheduled to take place between February 4 and 11, 2024.
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The Vice-Chancellor of FUOYE, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, presented the letters of invitation to the legislators at the Senate Complex in Abuja. He highlighted the various reasons the governing council resolved to bestow this honour upon them.
As stated in the letters, Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central in the Senate, will be awarded an honorary doctorate in Law, while Adeola, representing Ogun West, will be honoured with a doctorate in Accounting.
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The letter, presented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Prof. Tajudeen Bolanle, on behalf of the vice-chancellor, read: “On behalf of the senate, staff, and students of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, I have the pleasure to invite you as a special guest and recipient of an Honorary Doctorate Degree at the eighth convocation of the university.”
The letter further stated that Bamidele is known across the federation and beyond for his strategic approach to governance in Lagos State, his passion for youth development in Nigeria, his contribution to the enactment of pro-people legislations at the National Assembly, and his compassion for the people at the grassroots.
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In response, Adeola commended the institution for the award, recognising his contribution to national development, and pledged to do all things within his capacity to support the institution.
