McPherson University as part its complimenting effort in providing quality education and assisting government in developing human capital has graduated 40 students at its maiden convocation ceremony at the weekend.
Adeniyi Agunbiade, vice chancellor of McPherson University in his opening address at the event said the institution was established to provide quality education with godly virtues that will prepare people for leadership, thereby making positive impact on society.
Agunbiade disclosed that the school and its host community has faced several challenges such as total black out or power outages for several years adding that the foursquare gospel church and the institution has made deliberate and tireless effort to see that the power problem is rectified.
“Through the help of Babatunde Fashola, minister of Power, works and housing provided a mobile power station that serves both the school and the community as well,” he said.
He further stressed that aside the mobile power station, the institution has indulged in other social responsibility such as enhanced medical services to the community, in which over 5,000 have benefitted. Provision of theatre, ultra sound machine, genotype tanks, X-ray machine amongst others.
Christopher Kolade, newly installed Chancellor of the school commended the school on its facilities which he observed have added advantages and skills acquired in the process of learning courses such as, print journalism, broadcasting, multimedia journalism, public relations, advertising, publishing, brand communication, cinematography, photojournalism, data journalism, integrated market communication, and so much more.
Earlier Felix Meduoye, general overseer, Foursquare Gospel Church said the setting up of the institution is a way of complimenting government’s effort in providing quality education.
According to him “As a way of complimenting government effort, the foursquare gospel church has taken a bold step in creating an institution with subsidised fees to almost a 100 percent and also offer scholarship education in some courses.
“So we hereby use this opportunity to call on well-meaning individuals of the society to help fund and provide infrastructure to this institution”.
The high point of the maiden convocation ceremony of the institution was the announcement of a 19 year old accounting student Sholola Temiloluwa, as the best graduating student with a CGPA of 4.81.
For her effort, she goes home with a total sum of N205,000 from the general overseer, the vice chancellor, dean and others.
KELECHI EWUZIE
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