Lead City University, Ibadan, is neither a Christian nor a Muslim institution, its vice-chancellor, Professor Kabiru Adeyemo has said.
This revelation was made Thursday morning when Adeyemo guested at the breakfast meeting of the Southwest Group of Online Publishers, SWEGOP, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
According to him, the proprietor of the 16 year old institution did not consider his religion but antecedents and track record before appointing him VC.
”I have been involved right from inception. I was the head of department when our accounting department was approved by the National Universities Commission, NUC. I have been a director, a deputy vice-chancellor and acting VC. In fact, 6 of us applied to be VC and I was the only one from the university. Others came from outside. The fact is that when it is your time, it is your time.
“If you have been to our central Mosque and Chapel of Peace, you will know we are tolerant when it comes to religion. Lead City places emphasis on integrity, merit and what you have to offer without considering your religion or ethnic background,” he explained.
He also revealed how 2,052 students gained admission into various undergraduate programmes for the 2020/2021 academic session while the postgraduate school had its first postgraduate induction ceremony earlier this year while the recent one has a total number of 1086 students.
Stating how they were able to pay full salary to staff when coronavirus pandemic raged, Adeyemo thanked God that no case was recorded in the institution.
“Towards April last year, we were in a meeting and we asked the bursar about the state of things. We were told we can pay that of April but the subsequent months may not possible. Later the idea of online classes came in and the parents were happy about it. Students began registration immediately and that we were able to pay salaries. We never at anytime paid half salary. You will recall that some schools cancelled a whole academic session. Imagine what it means to miss an academic session.”
He also spoke about how they have been able to curb thuggery, cultism and other forms of social vices, he added that “some students that were found to have committed one act of misconduct or the other or that have violated their matriculation oaths were given various forms of disciplinary measures, ranging from outright expulsion, suspension for varying periods of time, fines, warning and reprimand. I wish to state that in all disciplinary cases involving students, they were always given fair hearing before the matters is been referred to the Students Disciplinary Committee, which critically looked into the allegations and make appropriate recommendations to the Management. The decisions of Management on each case were then forwarded to the University Council for approval before conveying such decision to the concerned students.“
