DELSU graduates 6,401, to revoke Senate building contract

Published on April 27, 2025 at 05:13 AM

Delta State University, (DELSU), Abraka, has graduated a total of 6,401 students from the 2023/2024 academic session, with total of 830 postgraduate degrees.

This is as Governor Sheriff Oborevwori approved automatic employment for the overall best student, Okwa Favour Oghenemine, a mathematics graduate from the Faculty of Science with 4.95 CGPA.

Governor Oborevwori, who gave the order in his remarks at the 17th convocation of the University, said it is in line with the tradition of the university.

Others were 154 Doctor of Philosophy, 438 Masters Degrees and 238 Postgraduate Diploma.

Oborevwori congratulated the graduands who had been found worthy in learning and character for the award of various degrees of the great citadel of learning.

The Governor also ordered revocation proceedings for the abandoned Senate Building project of the University.

It has been abandoned for over 22 years.

“The revocation will enable the state government to re-award it to a capable contractor and ensure swift completion,” he said.

The Governor's directive was in response to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Samuel Asagba's request to complete the Senate building, which has been abandoned for over 22 years.

The Governor directed the Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof Nyerowho Tonukari, to ensure the project was revoked to ensure prompt completion.

The Pro Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of DELSU, General Alexander Ogomudia, called on the state government to fast track completion of all ongoing and abandoned projects in the school and equally reminded graduands of the need to be good ambassadors of the institution in their various endeavours.

Welcoming guests earlier, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Samuel Asagba, said the university had attained 100 per cent accreditation of all its programmes, adding that it was recently ranked 20th position among over 300 Nigerian universities and 3rd position among state-owned universities in the country.