Olorogun Festus Keyamo, (middle), Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, PBAT, at the Maritime University of Nigeria
The only maritime university on the West Coast of Africa, Nigeria Maritime University, NMU, situated in Okerenkoko, Delta State, has been described as a very rare one imbued with monumental benefits to the nation, as it has improved safety, and security of an entire community and also begun breeding graduates of character, academic excellence, armed to positively impact the nation’s blue economy ocean scape
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, PBAT, made the remark in his speech at the maiden graduation ceremony of the pioneer students of the university, on Saturday, 25th November 2023.
The President’s representative, Olorogun Festus Keyamo, who is the serving Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, said Mr. President duly noted with kin interest that, since the commencement of academic activities in the premier university in the 2017/2018 academic session, “peace has returned to the entire Niger Delta region, which in the past had been a hotbed of crisis and militancy”.
PBAT said of the convocation that, “the event is indeed a significant moment in our national history in the educational sector, as it represents the culmination of governments’ efforts in conceptualizing, planning and building an institution of this nature that will impact on human capital development in our nation’s maritime economy”.
Tinubu said he was aware of the teething challenges peculiar to such an institution in its infancy hence, he assured that his Government would continue to do its best to ensure that, “your needs, in terms of infrastructure and human capacity, are addressed, within the limits of available resources”.
The aviation minister delivered Mr. President’s congratulatory messages to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Emmanuel Munakurogha Adigio, members of the University Senate, the Dean of Faculties, other Principal Officers of the University, and the entire staff, students and indeed the Gbaramatu people in Delta State, on whose soil the special institution was built.
Other high points of the inaugural graduation ceremony were the inspection by Olorogun Festus Keyamo, of the Guards of Honour mounted by the graduands, the decoration of His Eminence, Alfred Papapreye Diete-Spiff, OFR, DF, Seriyal 11, the Amayanabo of Twon-Brass Kingdom who was installed as the university’s first Chancellor.
The historical occasion was attended by the crème de la crème in business, academia, politics, public service, and traditional institutions.
Among those present were the Delta state governor, Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori, a representative of the Minister of Education, His Eminence, the Amanayabo of Twon-Brass, Alfred Papareye Diete-Spiff, and Chief Tompolo.
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