Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose’s fourth son,
Rogba, graduated from Covenant University
in Ogun state yesterday July 21st. Fayose in
company of his wife, Feyisetan and other
sons, attended the convocation ceremony
which held in the school’s premises. While
speaking to newsmen, Fayose called on
Nigerians to invest in the country’s
education sector expressing belief that a
Nigerian university can one day emerge best
in the world with proper funding.
According
to him, Children of public office holders
should attend schools in Nigeria.
“I won’t condemn people for sending their
wards to study abroad but I have always
believed the best could be gotten here in
Nigeria. During my first tenure as governor, I
withdrew my sons from a private school
(Olashore International School) to SPEB
public primary school in Ekiti, an initiative of
my then administration. My Sons graduated
from Nigerian Universities, I want others to
emulate me, we have the best here, we can
choose to invest here. We talk and do.
Whatever we say is what we practice. Apart
from the fact that none of children attended
schools abroad, I have never travelled out of
the country for Medicare. Even though views
of people like us might not be popular
among the powers that be because we say
the truth and act the truth, we won’t stop
telling them what they do not like to hear
and one of such is that the only way to
improve the standard of education in the
country is for children of holders of public
office to experience what children of
ordinary Nigerians are experiencing in
schools in the country”he said.
Speaking further, Fayose said “As a parent,
we are fulfilled. Graduating from here is a
value added to his life, as the fourth son of
the family and the third to graduate from
this University, it gladdens our hearts and
we are happy to identify with him, we thank
God for his life and we thank the University
for helping us to train him. When you have
certificate issued to you, it comes with
character, I urge modern day Nigerian
graduates to make a sense out of the
certificate and the character and take
advantage of the opportunities they were
exposed to so as to have a better tomorrow
for themselves and the future generations. I
wish these graduands the best and pray
that the parents reap the fruits of their
labour over them”.
