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COED, Oro Provost to Graduands: Strive to be job creators

 

The Provost, Kwara State College of Education, Oro, Dr Olayinka Olowonirejuaro, has charged the graduates of the institution to strive to be job creators rather than job seekers.

Olowonirejuaro stated this during the College’s 12th combined convocation ceremony in Oro, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state last Thursday.

The provost said that the charge became imperative based on the socio-economic instability and high rate of unemployment in the country.

He said that no matter how bad the situation is, there is always an opportunity to provide solutions.

“My children, you are graduating at a time of very serious economic challenges for the nation.

“Rather than create jobs, the economy is losing jobs at an unprecedented rate.

“Even those who manage to hold on to their jobs are not sure of regular payment of salaries; it has never been so bad.

“But please note that in any seemingly hopeless circumstances or problem, there is always opportunity for solutions.

“So in this circumstance, you should be the solution by striving to be job creators rather than job dependents,” he said.

Olowonirejuaro, listed part of the college’s achievements to include a substantial increase in the students’ population with the return of earlier scrapped courses to the college’s academic programmes.

“Other achievements include admission of 500 students for degree courses following approval by the Nigeria Universities Commission (NUC) and improvement in the college’s general academic programmes,” he said.

The provost expressed happiness at the cordial relationship that existed between the college and its host community, Oro.

According to him, the college’s challenges include irregular payment of salary, promotion related issues, dilapidated infrastructure, erosion problem and bad access road.

In his remarks, the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed said that the recent recruitment of 1,850 teachers by his administration was part of efforts to effectively engage products of the colleges of education in the state.

Ahmed, who was represented by the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Barr. Abdullahi Alikinla, urged the graduates to use their entrepreneurial skills to benefit themselves, the state and country.

He also pledged the government’s continued support to the college’s management and staff in order to excel in their academic and non-academic pursuit.

The Chairman, Governing Council of the college, Prof. Kenneth Adeyemi, said that the council was driven by good governance, fiscal responsibility, resource accountability and utmost transparency.

“Our strategies are based on a very fundamental foundation.

“With these tenets as our sine qua non, we were good to hit the ground running.

“All our transactions are therefore done with full disclosure of information,” he said.

 

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