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  • African Church to establish university

    The African Church has said it will establish a university.

    Chairman, Governing Council of the African Church College of Education Mr. B.A Odufuwa confirmed this at the college’s convocation in Lagos.

    Odufunwa said education was an instrument of freedom, which is capable of freeing people from slavery, oppression and suppression.

    He lamented the state of the education sector, saying: “It is in a sorry state of disarray and abysmal hollowness. Nigerians have experienced physical and spiritual frustration. They have lived with deferred dreams and annulled hopes.”

    According to Odufuwa, the curriculum of tertiary institutions cannot generate employment because many graduates are unemployable.

    He advised that the curriculum be reviewed and to focus on research and development.

    Eighty-one students of four sets, 2010 to 2013, graduated at the maiden convocation.

  • Odufuwa is Vice-Lay President of the African Church

    Odufuwa is Vice-Lay President of the African Church

    The President of Lagos City Polytechnic, Engr. Babatunde Odufuwa, has been installed as the 4th Honorary Vice Lay President, Lagos Mainland Diocese of The African Church, Ebute Metta.

    The installation ceremony, which took place last Sunday, coincided with the fund raising of N100million endowment fund for evangelism in the church.

    The Diocesan Bishop, Rt. Rev. Ola Ade Ajayi, described Odufuwa as worthy of the office, having proven to be a willing tool in the hands of God.

    Ajayi charged him to consider his installation as a call to higher responsibilities, urging him to strive to serve others always.

    He said: “You are to serve and not be served. Be humble enough to serve others. Let the interest of the Diocese be paramount in your heart”.

    The cleric listed the massive contributions of the Founder of Southwestern University, Okun Owa, Ogun State, to the church, stressing he is eminently qualified for the elevation.

    Odufuwa “joyfully accepted to serve in the vineyard of God.”

    Admitting the challenges are enormous, he pledged to overcome them with faith, saying “I am a man of faith and I believe everything is possible with God.”

    He offered to utilise his contacts and resources to uplift the church’s mission projects.