She gave the charge in her lecture delivered at the fourth convocation ceremony of Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Awosika, in the lecture, titled: “The Visible and Invisible Hands of Development: Interrogating the Roles of Tertiary Institutions and Financial Sector in Nigeria,” specifically asked financial institutions to provide more student-centered credit systems and support for tertiary education in Nigeria.
Babalola admonished the graduating students to make use of the entrepreneurial skills in creating wealth and be self-sufficient. “Tertiary education is instrumental in fostering growth, reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity. It benefits not just the individual, but also the entire educational system.
“Larger numbers of students increase the strain on publicly-funded institutions of higher learning and many countries with limited resources are struggling to finance the growing needs of a larger student body, without compromising the quality of their educational offerings.
This woman needs to be the next Nigerian president