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Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) will graduate 7,991 students at its 21st convocation ceremony scheduled for Saturday, November 21.
Vice Chancellor, Prof. Alloysius Okolie, announced this during a press briefing at the Peter Mbah Auditorium, yesterday.
He said the convocation covers graduating students of the 2023/2024 academic session across the institution’s 13 faculties and includes first-degree, postgraduate diploma, masters degree, PhD and other doctorate awardees. Prof Okolie revealed that 14 students made first class, 1,646 earned second-class upper, 4,619 obtained second-class lower, 113 graduated with third class, while 233 fell within the pass category, including those in professional programmes in medicine, surgery and pharmacy.
“Distinguished gentlemen of the press, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to state that Management has continued to keep fate with her resolve to make convocation an annual event. We successfully held convocations in 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively,” he said.
He announced that the convocation lecture will be delivered on Friday, November 21, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Tajudeen Abbas, on the topic, ‘Legislative leadership and the future of democratic governance in Nigeria.’
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“Management, staff and students remain eternally grateful to the Speaker for accepting to deliver the lecture despite his crowded schedule,” he added. Prof. Okolie confirmed that the conferment of first, postgraduate and honorary degrees, will hold on Saturday, November 22.
“As indicated above, 7,991 graduates of first degree, 6,625; postgraduate diploma, 212; masters’ degree, 720; PhD, 434 and doctorate awardees have been found worthy of this ceremony,” he said.
He also announced that three distinguished Nigerians would receive honorary doctorate degrees during the convocation. “As part of the tradition, the Visitor, Council and Senate have approved the award of Honorary Doctoral Degrees (Honoris Causa) to three distinguished national and global personalities, who have recorded remarkable achievements in the transmutation of the country,” he said.
The honourees are Dr. Tajudeen Abbas, to receive an Honorary Doctorate Award for Legislative Practice; Dr. Paulinus Ozonnagbo, CEO of Polystar Electronics, for Business Administration and Senator Osita Ngwu, Senate Minority Whip, for Governance and Public Policy.
He commended Governor Peter Mbah for his continued support, noting that the state government had approved N1.4 billion for the perimeter fencing of the university.
