Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, will on Saturday, May 10, host the 9th edition of the Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona Annual Professorial Lecture in honour of the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, who turns 91 on the same day.
The lecture, titled “Corruption and National Security: Impacts and Consequences,” will be delivered by the National Security Adviser to the President, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.
The event will take place at the Ogbagba Hall of the Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona School of Governance Studies (NIPSS-OSKASOGS) on the university campus.
According to a statement by Niyi Oduwole, Deputy Registrar for Corporate Affairs at OOU, the event will begin with an opening address by Princess Adetoun Adetona-Daramola, Chairperson of the Governing Board of the Adetona Professorial Chair in Governance.
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Remarks will also be delivered by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Prof. Toyin Ashiru, and the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ayodeji Agboola.
Oba Adetona, a major benefactor of the institution, endowed a ₦1 billion Professorial Chair in Governance at the university’s Department of Political Science in 2016, demonstrating his commitment to education, good governance, and national development.
Since its inception, the Annual Professorial Lecture Series has become a prestigious platform for engaging critical issues in governance, drawing leading voices from academia, government, and both public and private sectors.
The monarch’s contributions to OOU include the establishment of the School of Governance Studies, construction of residential facilities for scholars, key road infrastructure, and the Vice-Chancellor’s Lodge, among other philanthropic projects.