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Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, at the weekend awarded the
President of The Gambia, His Excellency, Adama Barrow and Chairman of Ecobank
Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Emmanuel Ikazoboh, with honorary Doctorate
Degree of Business Administration on the occasion of its 22nd convocation
ceremony.
At a colourful ceremony witnessed by Africa's richest man, Alhaji Aliko
Dangote, governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, who represented former
head of state, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar; and host, Governor Godwin Obaseki of
Edo State, among others, the university also awarded its honourary doctorate
degree to three other eminent Nigerians. They included former Chief Military
Press Information Officer, Brig. Gen. Anthony Ukpo (rtd); Chief Executive of
Daaf Homes and Estate Ltd, Lagos, Dr. Dorry Afe Okojie, and chairman Zeek Group
of Companies, Chief Ezekiel Ainabe.
President of The Gambia was represented by his Minister of Trade,
Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, Lumin Jobe.
The university, in its citation, said Ikazoboh, former chairman of the
audit firm of Akintola Williams Deloitte (now Deloitte) and later chief
executive of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), was honoured for being a man of
sustenance and distinction, committed to hopes, ideals, and aspirations of a
better Nigeria and Africa in general.
He was similarly described as a man with a noble spirit as well as one
with proven public experience, an economic strategist, a matchless financial
tactician and a silent guru of pragmatic composure.
Reacting to the honour, Dr Ikazoboh told newsmen that the honour was special to
him, because of the regards he has for the late first elected governor of the
then Bendel State and founder of the university, Prof Ambrose Folorunso Alli,
whom the institution was named after.
He recalled the role Prof. Alli played in ensuring that education
remained the foundation of Bendel State (now Edo and Delta) while expressing
gratitude for his theory of "develop the people and the people will develop the
nation". He expressed delight that the dream of Prof Alli was being realised in
the Ambrose Alli University (formerly Bendel and later, Edo State University).
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