By Abdallah el-Kurebe, Editor
The Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) during its combined 29th and 30th Convocation Ceremonies for the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 academic sessions, which holds between November 23rd and 30th, will graduate 206 students that would bag first class honours degree.
Briefing Journalists Friday, the Vice Chancellor (VC), Professor Joseph Fuwape, represented by the Chairman of the Ceremonials Committee and Deputy Vice Chancellor, Development, Professor Phillip Oguntunde said 6,000 students would graduate.
According to the VC, Mr. Adebodun Tope Samuel of the Department of Applied Geology will graduate as the best student with the highest Cumulative Grade Point Average of (CGPA) of 4.91.
“206 finished in the First Class division; 1,933 with Second Class Upper; 1,875 Second Class Lower; 725 Third Class and 61 in the Pass division.
“138 will be awarded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD); 996 with Masters Degrees; 570 with Postgraduate Diplomas, while Masters in Space Science and Technology programmes will have 13 graduands,” he said.
Oguntunde added that three eminent Nigerians would be conferred with FUTA’s prestigious honorary degrees in recognition of their contributions to the development of the nation in their different areas of endeavor.
“They are Engr Akinwumi Odumakinde, the President, Impact Leadership Academy (a capacity building network for the youth) and Managing Director, DeltaAfrik; Dr Lawrence Olusegun Aina, a former President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and current Chairman of the University’s Advancement Board and Oba Dr Olufemi Olutoye, JP, OFR, Alani of Ido- Ani, the traditional ruler of Ido Ani Kingdom and a retired Major General of the Nigerian Army,” he added.
He said a number of projects which include the new undergraduate female hostel, undergraduate male hostel, 25km Campus Wide Fibre Optics Cable equipment, Students Archival Project (e- Senate Project) and Energy Kiosk would be commissioned in the course of the ceremonies.
The week long ceremony will climax with the formal Award of Certificates, Diplomas and First Degrees on Thursday 29th and Award of Postgraduate Diplomas, Master’s Degrees, Doctorate Degrees and Conferment of Honorary Degrees on Friday 30th November at the University Main Auditorium.
