…Says Education Must Produce Solution Providers, Not Just Degree Holders
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has challenged Nigerian graduates to deploy the knowledge and skills acquired through their academic pursuits to develop practical solutions to the numerous challenges confronting the country, urging them to combine innovation with integrity as they prepare to shape the nation’s future.
The governor gave the charge on Tuesday while delivering the convocation lecture at the Postgraduate Convocation Ceremony of Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, where he was also honoured with the university’s Award of Good Governance and announced cash rewards for the institution’s best graduating students.
Speaking on the theme, “Breaking New Grounds,” Governor Abiodun said universities are not merely centres for acquiring knowledge but institutions that prepare individuals to apply learning for the advancement of humanity.
He described the graduands as some of the brightest minds of their generation whose scholarship, innovation, leadership, and character would shape the future of Nigeria, Africa, and the wider world.
“Universities occupy a unique place in human civilisation. They do far more than transmit information; they sharpen minds, refine convictions, mould character, and prepare citizens capable of advancing society,” he said.
Governor Abiodun commended Babcock University for consistently demonstrating that education achieves its highest purpose when intellectual excellence is complemented by moral responsibility, stressing that competence without character could become dangerous.
According to him, the true measure of education lies not in what graduates know, but in how they apply that
