FOUNDER of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, Afe Babalola, yesterday, reiterated his commitment to transforming the education sector in Nigeria.
Babalola disclosed this in a meeting with the Assistant Commandant-General (Training and Manpower Development) of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Mr. David Abi, and his entourage, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
He also said the major problem that Nigeria is currently battling against is indiscipline, noting that insecurity and hyperinflation have stunted the nation’s growth.
His words: “ABUAD was conceived on faith, nurtured in faith and faith never fails. Even though I did not have the opportunity of going beyond primary School because of lack of funds, God has endowed me with something extra: the ability to work hard to achieve desired results.
“It is a notorious fact that our university is barely 13 years old. Its young age notwithstanding, we can boldly say that we have overshot our expectations. Thanks to the cooperation of our committed teachers, our dear parents, our well-behaved students and such stakeholders as the National Universities Commission, NUC, the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN, the Council for Legal Education and the Nigerian Society of Engineers among others.
