Speeches

COMMUNITY IMPACT OF AFE BABALOLA: UNIVERSITY AS AGENT OF CHANGE A    HOW SOCIAL AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS BEGAN IN NIGERIA Nigeria is facing developmental crises. The country is full of contradictions of immense wealth and extreme poverty; this country is rich but the vast majority is indeed poor. Since the country attained political independence, its

RETHINKING ESSENTIAL TOOLKITS OF LEGAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA BEING A LECTURE DELIVERED BY DR. TAHIR MAMMAN – DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL ON THE OCCASION OF THE 3RD FOUNDER’S WEEK CELEBRATION OF AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY (ABUAD) ON MONDAY, 20TH FEBRUARY, 2012 @ AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY – ADO-EKITI RETHINKING ESSENTIAL TOOLKITS OF LEGAL EDUCATION

TEXT OF A LECTURE DELIVERED BY GENERAL DR. YAKUBU GOWON, GCFR AT THE 2ND PERSONALITY LECTURE OF THE AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, (ABUAD) ADO EKITI, EKITI STATE HELD ON FRIDAY, 21 JANUARY, 2011. ALARMING DECLINE IN EDUCATION STANDARD IN NIGERIA: REVERSING IT AND MOVING FORWARD PROTOCOL: Introduction: 1.    I feel highly honoured to be here today,

AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO -EKITI 2ND FOUNDER’S DAY DISTINGUISHED PERSONALITY LECTURE CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS DELIVERED BY HON. JUSTICE EMMANUEL OLAYINKA AYOOLA, CON, DCL, JSC (rtd), FORMER CHAIRMAN OF ICPC ON FRIDAY, 21sT JANUARY, 2011 It is indeed a great pleasure and honour for me to have this opportunity of participating in this very important event

The Private University and American Higher Education          Arthur M. Sussman I am honored to be here today. This is a new university. You have great freedom in choosing your traditions. Therefore, it is especially pleasing that you have allowed me to inaugurate one of your traditions–inviting outside speakers to campus. In the

AN ADDRESS PRESENTED BY THE PROPRIETOR, AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI (ABUAD) AT A JOINT SESSION OF THE STUDENTS, PARENTS AND STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY ON WEDNESDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2010 AT THE UNIVERSITY’S PERMANENT SITE It is with great delight that I welcome all of you to this important meeting of all players in this institution.

FOUNDER’S ADDRESS TO ABUAD 2011 ACADEMIC STAFF ON WEDNESDAY, 5TH JANUARY, 2011 I welcome you all to the commencement of academic work this year. I welcome our new academic staff in particular to this great citadel of learning. It is my expectation that you all had a well-deserved rest during the holidays. I wish to

AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI (ABUAD) – BEYOND PEOPLE’S DREAM When sometime in October 2008, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, eminent Ekiti son, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Africa role model, legal luminary and internationally acclaimed philanthropist at the official turning of the sod of the first private university in Ekiti State, Afe Babalola University, said that the

ADDRESS BY THE FOUNDER, AARE AFE BABALOLA, OFR,CON,SAN,LL.D ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2ND FOUNDER’S DAY DISTINGUISHED PERSONALITY LECTURE HELD ON 21ST JANUARY, 2011 AT AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY Ladies and gentlemen, I am profoundly grateful to all of you for participating in the celebration of 2nd year Founder’s Day of ABUAD. GENERAL DR. YAKUBU GOWON,

A WELCOME ADDRESS ON THE VISITATION OF ICPC TO AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI BY AARE AFE BABALOLA, OFR, CON, SAN, LL.D ON WEDNESDAY, 28TH JULY, 2010. The Distinguished Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), my Oga Honourable Justice Emmanuel Ayoola, CON; The members of ICPC herein present, Members of the 4th Estate of