The聽Vice-Chancellor,聽水果派 of Nigeria (NOUN),聽Prof. Olufemi Peters, on Monday, June 27, 2022聽conducted the issuance of certificates to graduated inmates at the聽Maximum聽Correctional聽Centre, Lagos.
At the ceremony, where the Vice-Chancellor was聽represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Technology, Innovation and Research (TIR), Professor Monioluwa Olaniyan, along side聽other senior officers of the university,聽top ranking officers聽of the centre, families, as well as well wishers聽of the graduates graced the occasion.
The graduates聽are聽Innocent Ogbonnia (M.Sc Public Administration), Abafe Syvelster (B.Sc Criminology and Security) and Udofia Morgan Maurice (Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution).
Olaniyi, while delivering the speech,聽stated that the VC had insisted聽that聽senior officers聽of the university must聽visit the correctional centres in the country to present certificates to the inmate graduates.
She聽underlined the importance of聽the partnership between NOUN and the Nigeria Correctional Services in educating and ensuring聽that聽inmates who wish to further their studies make something of themselves even while聽incarcerated.
“Students in all custodial centers that we have, I want us to note that education brings about psychological and emotional correction.聽It also liberates. NOUN provides access for all, irrespective of gender, position, rank, status and even those that are impaired.
“The聽federal government of Nigeria has set up NOUN to ensure access to education to all at whatever level,”聽she added.
The DVC聽highlighted the fact that the聽university had聽a hybrid convocation ceremony in March,聽2022 in all study centres, but the correctional service could not connect.
That, according her, was the reason聽it was deemed necessary to present the certificates to inmates physically.
She also urged present students聽鈥渢o make use of the recent innovation聽of聽e-ticketing,聽which is becoming easier for the institution to relate with the students and it’s a platform for them to lay their complaints, observations and other related issues as all would be attended to within hours.鈥
the representative of VC than commended聽the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Custodial Services and all the officials for providing and聽 maintaining the facilities used by NOUN and also for their unwavering support.
In his brief welcome address, the representative of the comptroller, DCC聽A.O.聽Aremu, congratulated the graduates on the completion of their formal education.
He advised them to grab the opportunity it presents to become better persons outside the centre.
Aremu聽appreciated the聽university for the opportunity given to the correctional centre to have a centre in Lagos聽Command.
At the end of the ceremony, certificates were issued to the graduates, which was聽followed by group photographs.