Adewale Adebayo
Adewale Adebayo, the former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), will be awarded an honourary doctorate at the 15th convocation ceremony of Western Delta University (WDU).
The event, which is scheduled for November 15, will take place on the university campus in Oghara, Delta state.
Also to be awarded is Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, a former chief of army staff and minister of interior.
Adebayo will receive an honourary doctorate in political science (honoris causa), while Dambazau will be awarded an honourary degree in strategic studies (honoris causa).
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In a statement released on Thursday by WDU’s acting registrar, the university confirmed that the ceremony will also feature the conferment of degrees, diplomas, and prizes on deserving students.
The schedule for the day indicates that the ceremony will commence with the commissioning of projects at 10:30 am.
This will be followed by a convocation lecture at 11:00 am, to be delivered by Kyari Mohammed, the former vice-chancellor of Modibbo Adama University of Technology and Nigerian Army University, Biu.
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The conferment of the honorary degrees and the presentation of academic awards, tagged as the highlight of the occasion, is slated to hold between 12:00 noon and 2:00 pm.
The university directed graduands to be seated by 9:30 am, while guests are expected to be seated by 10:00 am.
