Atiku congratulates Obasanjo for earning a PhD at 80
- Atiku Abubakar congratulated Chief Olusegun Obasanjo for attaining a PhD from the NOUN
- Atiku who served as Obasanjo's vice between 1999 to 2007 said his former boss has shown that dreams could be realised irrespective of age
- Obasanjo, on his part, expressed delight in being awarded a doctorate degree by NOUN
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has congratulated former president Olusegun Obasanjo who recently bagged a doctorate degree from the National Open University (NOUN).
Atiku served as the vice-president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007, on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), with President Olusegun Obasanjo.
The former vice-president who celebrated his former boss on social platform, Twitter, wrote:
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"Former President Obasanjo has shown with his PhD that even at 80 dreams can still be realised. Congratulations, sir."
Obasanjo, who was among the 14, 769 graduands, was conferred with Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Theology, thereby making him the first PhD product of NOUN.
In his remark, Obasanjo expressed delight in being awarded doctorate degree by NOUN.
He described NOUN as one of the best institutions of learning in Africa.
The former president said that he had many honorary degrees but none was as fulfilling as bagging a doctorate degree from NOUN.
“I feel a different sense of joy today from when I receive honorary degrees; at last count, I have received about 20 honorary degrees from top grade universities all over the world.
“The earned doctorate degree I receive today comes with a different sense of fulfillment and accomplishment.
“My studentship of NOUN confirmed that via the ODL platform, there is no age limit, no status barrier, no social lineage.’’
He said that during his student’s days at NOUN, he requested that he should not be given any special privilege because he wanted to go through it as other students.
“I went through the rigours and discipline of post graduate studies like any other post graduate student.
“I thank my supervisors for giving me the opportunity of going through the crucible of research for my doctoral work.
“I could not have had better supervisors; they were firm, strict but meticulous and tortuous,’’ he said.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, January 20, commended his predecessor, Chief Olusegun Obasajo, for attaining a PhD in Christian Theology from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) despite his age and political weight in the country.
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Buhari also argued that the NOUN is the best and only solution to the challenges of admission into conventional universities in Nigeria.
Buhari, who spoke at the seventh convocation ceremony of NOUN in Abuja, said: “Open distance learning university is the best alternative to the challenges of gaining admission into the universities in Nigeria.
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