Dangote
African leading business mogul and Chief Executive Officer of President of Dangote Group of Industries, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, will on Saturday, November 28, 2015 be conferred with the honourary Doctorate Degree of the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun.
In a letter addressed to Alhaji Dangote dated November 3, 2015, TASUED management disclosed that the award, which received unanimous approval of the Senate and Governing Council of the University, was in recognition of Dangote as a “leading African entrepreneur, builder of people and institutions, unmatched philanthropist, and lover of education”.
Dangote in a response dated November 17, 2015, signed by his Honourary Adviser, Mr. J. O. Makoju, and addressed to the Vice Chancellor of TASUED, Prof. Oluyemisi Obilade, conveyed his acceptance of the award, Alhaji Dangote, while thanking members of TASUED’s Senate and Governing Council for the honour, described TASUED as a “highly reputable University”.
The world class business guru, who will be honoured along with late matriarch of the Awolowo family, Chief (Mrs) HID Awolowo, and former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, at the 10th anniversary and 6th and 7th convocation slated for the weekend, remarked further that “he is particularly honoured to be in company of illustrious eminent Nigerians like former President, General Olusegun Obasanjo and our revered matriarch, Late Chief (Mrs). H.I.D Awolowo.”
He also congratulated the University, saying: “We want to use this opportunity to commend the University for the great strides made in just a decade and to wish you a successful convocation ceremony”.
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