The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin has commended doctoral students of the University of Abuja for empowering students of Oyo students intellectually.
Olakulehin gave the commendation while receiving some doctoral students who were undergoing doctoral degree in policy and strategic studies who paid him a courtesy visit in his palace located at Oke Aremo on Tuesday.
The traditional ruler who spoke through the Gbonka Balogun of Ibadanland, Chief Monsur Abiola Arulogun appreciated the university for considering the state as one of the states to benefit from the leadership training program.
The monarch also expressed his gratitude to the students of Oyo State origin for giving back to their state the academic experiences acquired over a period of time.
The monarch said, “Knowledge is power especially in critical areas of human endeavours, thus the students that benefitted from the training should prepare to use the knowledge acquired for the advancement of Oyo State in particular and Nigeria as a country”.
The leader of the team, Dr. Abraham Ogunkanmbi while speaking disclosed that they were in the state so as to impart knowledge into some selected secondary school students drawn from both public and private schools in some critical areas of life.
The areas of study embarked upon by the university students for the onward transmission to the secondary students include leadership training, political science, resilience and safety of schools throughout Nigeria among others.
Other members of the team included Air Commodore Musa Ajani Ailer, Barrister Akinloye Oluwagbemileke, Mrs Titiloye Akinloye and Sarah Oladunni.
The Olubadan reception team consisted of Aremo of Olubadan, Barrister Olasunmbo Owolabi Olakulehin, Mr Isiaka Folaranmi and Mr Kolawole Balogun.