No fewer than 736 students of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) received their first degree certificates during the 3rd Convocation ceremony of the institution held on Wednesday, 21st October, 2015.
Of the 736 graduating students, 65 bagged First Class, while 339 bagged Second Class (Upper Division). Another 258 graduated with Second Class (Lower Division) and 74 made Third Class.
Speaking at the event, the Founder and Chancellor of ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola, urged well-to-do Nigerians to invest in quality education for Nigerians, describing the sector as a very "serious and expensive exercise".
He congratulated the fresh graduates and wished them well in their future endeavours.
Four eminent Nigerians were bestowed with honorary doctorate degrees at the event. They are – former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega; former Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offence Commission (ICPC), Justice Emmanuel Ayoola, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.
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