Obasanjo Gets Master Degree in Christian Theology

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, was on Saturday, awarded with a Master degree in Christian Theology, by the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). Speaking in his address at the convocation ceremony, the institution’s Vice-Chancellor (VC), Professor Vincent Tenebe, stated that Obasanjo was among other notable Nigerians in the list of the 10,653 graduands, of which 15 of them graduated with a first class honours. Other eminent Nigerians listed are: The Emir of Hadejia, Jigawa State, Alhaji Adamu Abubakar and the traditional ruler of Awgu, Enugu State, Igwe Felix Okechukwu. A few others are 70-year Rear Admiral Orisha, (Rtd), who bagged fist class in Mathematics and a 78-year-old, Chief Femi Balogun, who bagged LL. B from the School of Law. A blind student, Obinna Bede, bagged a Bachelor of Arts (English), degree and Udo Effiong, had the highest cumulative point in first class grade of 4.71. The VC said, “It is interesting to note that Obasanjo will be graduating with a Master Degree (MA-Christian Theology) having met the requirements for the award during this convocation. “Having been given the admission to study MA/PhD in Christian Theology, Obasanjo will continue with his Ph.D. fully. “This is very unique considering his age and commitments; he also made a very good cumulative grade point. “We will not relent in our appeal to the Council for Legal Education to give NOUN Law graduates the opportunity to attend the Law School and be called to the Bar. “If other countries such as UK, India, South Africa, Tanzania, among others, allow their Open Universities’ Law graduates to attend Law School and are called to the Bar, Nigeria has no justifiable reasons to hold her Open University graduates down. “We must move forward in all these areas as a progressive country.” Obasanjo got the award by proxy as he was said to unavoidably absent.