My Dream Is for WDU to be Ranked Amongst The Best Universities In Nigeria, Prof. Ikelegbe declares
THE Vice Chancellor of Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State, Nigeria, Professor Augustine Ikelegbe, has stated that his vision for the fast rising private university is to see the institution ranked amongst the best private universities in Nigeria.
Professor Ikelegbe who stated this at a media parley with newsmen as part of the programme to mark the 14th convocation ceremony of the university, said his major vision and focus is to develop a template for accelerated infrastructure and programmes expansion *that* will make the university ranked amongst the very best in Nigeria.
He added that more viable and attractive courses like *Medicine, Anatomy, Physiotherapy, Optomethology, Engineering, Pharmacy, etc, are already in the pipeline of being added to the list of courses offered by the university to complement courses in Law, Social and Management Sciences, Natural and Applied Sciences, Computing and Applied Health Sciences that the institution presently offers.
The Vice Chancellor, who allays the fears of intending students and parents in the area of security both in terms of lives and properties of the students and also in terms of the programmes offered by the university, explained that in terms of personal safety of the students and staff, there is no cause for alarm.
He maintained that all the security architecture are fully on ground to provide the necessary security to the university community, just as he asserted that the management of the university had worked very hard to ensure that major courses in the university had been accredited. He also said that the issue of accreditation is a continuous process and that the university is working hard in this process to ensure all courses are fully accredited.
The Vice Chancellor, who poured qencomiumon the founding fathers of the university, said their vision and labour shall never be in vain.
He explained that for the past 16 years of the establishment of the university, the institution’s management had laboured to maintain sound academic and moral excellence the founding father stood for.
Professor Ikelegbe , who said he was satisfied with the progress so far achieved by the university in its 16 years of establishment, remarked that the 14th Convocation ceremony is a celebration of the remarkable hallmark attained by the institution.
He remarked that a new Chancellor will emerge in the person of former Governor of Cross Rivers State and distinguished Nigerian who had served the country meritoriously in different capacities. His Excellency Barrister Donald Duke will be invested as the new Chancellor to take over from another distinguished Nigerian and former Governor of Akwa Ibong State , His Excellency Obong Victor Attah, as the University’s second Chancellor.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Augustine Ikelegbe, also said the convocation ceremony will comprise a Convocation Lecture *titled* : THE YOUTH AND THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, to be delivered by Dr. Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru (FCA, MON, MFR), former Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service. He added that the ceremony will also involve: conferment of Doctor of Law, Honoris Causa on His Excellency, Donald Duke; conferment of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa on Emeritus Professor Andrew Onokheroraye, and the award of Post-Graduate Degrees and Diplomas; First Degrees and award of Prizes to deserving students.
