Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, has inaugurated a postgraduate Student Council for its School of Postgraduate Studies.

The initiative is coming 14 years after the establishment of CU’s School of Postgraduate Studies (SPGS).

Delivering his opening speech at the inauguration, held at the university chapel, Dean, SPGS Prof Shalom Chinedu, said: “This year makes it the 14th of the existence of the School of Postgraduate Studies and through the years we have been able to graduate students on schedule. The Council, Chinedu added, serves as a bridge between the students and the management.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof Taiwo Abioye, who reeled out the names of members of the student council, charged them to remember the university’s core values while carrying out their responsibilities.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Charles Ayo, praised the board members of SPGS for the “enormous work done.”

“I congratulate you on your appointment,” he said.
“If you look at promises made, we know we are not there yet but we are committed. And it’s not one-sided, it takes a collective responsibility. Seeing students come around here, it is my duty to make them confortable.”


Prof Ayo, who highlighted the pride of place that Spirituality occupies among the core values of the university, urged them to see their presence in the institution as an opportunity to contribute their quota to the school’s ambition of being among the Top 10 universities in the world by year 2022.

“Spirituality”, he said, “is a major determinant of students admission and staff employment, and its vision is driven by the faculty, the staff and the students.”

He continued: “The uniqueness of the university as the best private university in Nigeria, most preferred private university by aspiring undergraduates, pioneer of entrepreneurship study and prime mover for abolition of the pass degree, has continued to attract students, as well as teaching and non-teaching staff to the school.”


Source: 1. http://thenationonlineng.net/cu-inaugurates-pg-student-council/ 2. http://covenantuniversity.edu.ng/News/CU-Inaugurates-Postgraduate-Student-Council#.Vw_MzvkrK00