His Majesty, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin has been appointed as Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja, with the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The vice chancellor of NOUN, Professor Olufemi Peters, reportedly revealed this on Friday when paying a courtesy call to the oba in Benin City, the capital of Edo State.
Peters claimed that the visit to the monarch was motivated by the requirement to formally present the University’s Management team to the Oba, a procedure that was typical at the institution.
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He said: “We are grateful to His Royal Majesty, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin for his granting us the audience to come and pay a courtesy visit to him.
“It is normal what we have done especially when a new Chancellor is appointed in the University. We must come to see him so that he will know members of the University’s management team.
“We have had so much about the Benin tradition and culture, we thanked the Benin people for keeping to their culture and tradition.”
According to Peters, the institution is the largest in the nation. He also stated that the goal of its founding was to make higher education accessible to as many Nigerians as possible, regardless of their living situations or societal barriers.
Oba Ewuare II responded by thanking President Buhari for the appointment.
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He claimed that the Benin Kingdom and the work being done by the kingdom were both recognized by his nomination as Chancellor of NOUN.
The Oba of Benin said “I am most grateful to the Commander-In-Chief, President Muhammadu Buhari, for deeming me fit and appointing me as Chancellor of the University.
“I am elated and happy that I have been appointed as Chancellor of the University. We thank God and our ancestors for the recognition.
“It is a recognition of the work we have been doing, recognition of Benin Kingdom, the cultural ways we have displayed all along.”
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