VICE CHANCELLOR SPEAKS: UNILORIN Produces Only Quality Graduates

University of Ilorin, UNILORIN products have been properly moulded

through the furnace of the Universityacademically and morally –

Ambali.The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof.

AbdulGaniyu Ambali (OON), has expressed confidence in the quality of

graduates produced by the institution, saying they have been trained

not only in learning but also in sound character.Prof. Ambali stated

this last Tuesday, (November 24, 2015) when the Deputy Director,

Mobilisation of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr. Sanusi

Abdulrasheed, visited him in his office. The NYSC official was in the

University for a pre-mobilisation briefing for final year students who

were getting readyfor their one-year compulsory national service.The

Vice-Chancellor, who was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor

(Research, Technology and Innovation), Prof. Gabriel Olatunji,

observed that graduates of the institution have been exposed to

challenges and have developed the skills to solve problems.He said,

"With particular regard to our prospective corps members here, we

certainly can beat our chests and say that we always give you good

ambassadors".The Vice-Chancellor said that wherever they are, the

Unilorin products have "always demonstrated that they graduated from

this University not only in learning but also in sound character that

matter. So, we can always give you that assurance that our students

are well brought up. They have been properly moalded through the

furnace of the University academically and morally".He noted that the

NYSC has remained relevant and significant to national life over the

years, saying the Scheme had been bedeviled by challenges, in

particular, the insurgency posed by the Boko Haram insurgents in the

North-eastern part of the country.He, however, commended the NYSC for

doing everything possible towards alleviating the suffering of the

corps members and making life a bit comfortable for them.In his

remarks, the Deputy Director, Mobilisation, NYSC Abuja, Mr.

Abdulrasheed, explained that the purpose of the visit was to educate

the prospective corps members on what they need to know about the

process of mobilisation to facilitate and guarantee a hitch-free

process, especially with the deployment ofonline procedures in the

mobilisation process.Speaking earlier, the Deputy Registrar, Student

Affairs, Mrs. Kikelomo Sallee, said that the sensitisation was

important in order to guarantee a hitch-free mobilisation exercise,

which, in the past, was usually fraught with some challenges.Present

on the occasion were the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Prof.

(Mrs.) N.Y.S. Ijaiya; the University Librarian, Dr. Joseph Omoniyi;

the Deputy Bursar, Mr. Munir Dere, the Deputy Registrar, Mr M. S.

Adegoke, who represented the Registrar, and the Deputy Director,

Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun