By Olaniyi Akanji
At least thirteen lucky fresh undergraduates of Crescent University, Abeokuta have benefited from scholarships in Law, Nursing, Mass Communication and other programmes awarded by benefactors including honorees at the 14th Convocation.
The Proprietor, represented by a member of the Board of Trustees, BoT, Prince Adesegun Ajibola (SAN) had announced in his speech that the trio of the Osi of Egbaland, Chief Bode Mustapha, Banking Amazon, Mrs. Tamramat Mosun Belo-Olusoga and the Chief Executive Officer of Splash FM, High Chief Murtala Adebayo Akande were honoured with Doctors of Science, DSc, Honoris Causa in Political Science and International Studies, Finance and Business Administration for their huge contributions to education and human capital development.
According to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibraheem Gbajabiamila, three beneficiaries were announced by Ibeji Foundation, namely Mujeebat Idris (Law), Mariam Okeleye (Nursing) and Habeebah Ebiti (Mass Communication).
It was gathered that while Mujeebat Idris was considered for the scholarship based on her 2021 Bronze Prize in Commonwealth Essay Competition, Mariam Okeleye, daughter of the late Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Okeleye and Habeebah Ebiti were considered on the compassionate benchmark of the foundation.
Similarly, in a letter with a serial number CUAB/VC/2022/030 dated 7th October, 2022 and addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, Chief Bode Mustapha confirmed his sponsorship of five beneficiaries namely: Abdulmahteen Tejuosho (Law), Moyinoluwa Ogunkoya (Law), Samuel Adesina (Law), Zainab Morayo (Nursing) and Ayomide Kazeem (Nursing).
The Vice-Chancellor also confirmed that at least five other undergraduates have been sponsored and fully paid for by Mrs. Tamramat Mosun Belo-Olusoga a.k.a Aunty Mo.
Prof. Gbajabiamila informed that the list of beneficiaries would be made public after due process was completed.
He congratulated all the scholars and charged them on good academic and moral performance.
