From Magnus Eze, Enugu
Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, will Saturday deliver the maiden convocation lecture of Coal City University (CCU) Enugu, on “Deciphering the moral ambiguity of local aphorisms that justify the erosion of moral values of young people.”
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru and wife of Chief Jim Nwobodo, former governor of old Anambra State, Mrs Patricia Nwobodo, CEO of Tenece Professional Services, Kingsley Eze and two others, will be conferred with honorary doctorate degrees at the event.
Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof Afam Icha-Ituma, who stated this at a pre-convocation press conference in Enugu said the lecture is set to challenge and inspire. He noted that Chidoka will interrogate the growing moral ambivalence amongst young people, which has gained prominence in contemporary discourse.
“This convocation provides a unique platform for Chief Chidoka to unveil the shadows clouding our moral landscape and propose new paradigms. His insights are particularly pertinent for the young graduates of Coal City University and the broader audience of young Nigerians who stand at the threshold of shaping the future of our nation,” the VC stated.
He said the university will use the occasion to celebrate the achievements of the graduating classes of 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said that the governor will receive Doctor of Public Administration (Honoris Causa) for his exemplary conduct and extraordinary leadership as speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly for eight years and his broader contributions to transforming lives and improving society.
Described as a luminary in the financial services sector, Mrs. Nwobodo will be conferred with the Doctor of Banking and Finance degree, (Honoris Causa) while Eze gets the Doctor of Computer Science degree (Honoris Causa) for his technological innovations.
A Port Harcourt-based business mogul, Ikenna Okafor and Jude Adani, an astute entrepreneur, will both receive the University’s Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration for their enormous contributions to national development.
On the graduating students, he said: “I am delighted to announce that we shall be conferring degrees to 502 candidates who have earned their place in our university charter in character and learning with 33 First Class, 209 Second Class Upper Division, 234 Second Class Lower Division and 26 Third Class. I heartily congratulate the graduating students and their proud parents in advance, as we look forward to celebrating their accomplishments in the next few days.
“In about seven years of its existence, CCU has continued to make progress on all fronts: physical and infrastructural development, development of academic
programmes, and of the required human resource capacity, growth in student
enrolment, and networking with its peers nationally and internationally. CCU has become a globally focused and fast-rising university in Nigeria, increasingly recognized for our distinctive approaches to supporting students in achieving their goals.”