…Graduates 4,982
By: Felix Ikpotor
Rivers State University would during its convocation planned for Friday and Saturday, confer Honorary Doctor of Law Degree (LL.D) on the State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike.
Also to be awarded Honorary Doctor of Law Degree is the former Chief Judge of Rivers State, Hon. Justice Iche Ndu (rtd) also is the pro-chancellor of the school.
Vice Chancellor of RSU, Prof. Nlerum Okogbule who disclosed this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt said the event is part of activities lined up for the university’s 34th convocation.
The vice chancellor said they are being honoured for their contributions to the transformation of the university in the last seven years.
Giving a breakdown of graduands, Okogbule said a total of 4,982 graduands would be awarded Bachelor’s degrees and higher degrees with 56 students bagging first class honours; 821 bagging second class, upper division; while 1, 877 made second class, lower division.
Other statistics announced by the vice chancellor showed that 524 students are to graduate with third class, and 36 with pass, bringing the total for first degrees to 3,314.
In the post graduate degree category, Okogbule said 508 bagged post graduate diplomas, while 874 bagged Masters’degrees.
Okogbule explained the reasons for dividing the 34th convocation ceremony into two days, saying it was to address possible overcrowding as well as reduce the time to be spent on each day of the convocation.
Also, Bachelor’s degrees would be awarded to first degree graduands on Friday, while higher degrees would be conferred on other graduands on Saturday.
He said: “These individuals have contributed immensely to the transformation of this university in the last seven years”.
The vice chancellor said further that the convocation would be preceded by a lecture to be delivered by former Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Joseph Ajienka.
The topic of the lecture is: ‘Nigerian Universities and Leadership Value Proposition: Having Graduates Worthy in Character and Learning’.
