Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has disclosed he went on self-exile after the 2018 governorship election to acquire a degree and prepare better for the 2022 polls.

Addressing the graduating students of Adeleke University 9th undergraduate and 5th postgraduate convocation ceremony held at the institution’s campus in Ede on Sunday, the governor said education makes a difference in human destiny, stressing that time does not impede being educated if one is fully determined.

His words; “Today marks a year since my election as the governor of Osun State. Four years before then, in 2018, I was rigged out and our mandate was stolen. I was subjected to the worst personality attacks and assaults in Osun political history.

“After a manipulated judicial process, I went on self-exile for two major reasons. Firstly, to escape the evil plot of enemies who were not satisfied with stealing the people’s mandate. Secondly, to complete my degree programmes especially as my educational qualifications dominated the 2018 campaigns.

"Dr Deji encouraged me to move ahead. Before I went for self-exile, he called me to a meeting; he said I have been subjected to a lot of things, that I am not educated, he then advised that I should go to America for schooling.

“He said the only thing I can do for Osun people if I am ready to be governor is to get educated, I must complete my education, without completing it, I should forget my governorship ambition. At my age then, 60. It was not an easy task but I did it.

“I successfully re-enrolled and completed my degree programme. I came back to re-contest in 2022 as a brand new graduate. The rest is now history. What is the lesson? Our age must never be a barrier to educational pursuit. What we need is commitment and passion to succeed”.

In his address titled; “Change Begins with You”, the proprietor and Pro Chancellor of the University, Dr Deji Adeleke counselled the graduands to start the change project with themselves in a bid to build a new prosperous country rather than blaming leaders for country’s problems.

” In Nigeria, we blamed the leaders. What about the followership? Citizenship comes with responsibility. Building a nation does not rest on leadership alone. When everybody contribute their quota, the nation grows and develop.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/07/i-went-on-exile-to-get-a-degree-adeleke/amp/

The drug baron refused to do this.

Go and get degree of you have the means.

Yes o the peoples governor

NwaNimo1:
Persin wey no get 1 single waec pass?

Adeleke really pepper you for body.

Is that right?

The Chairman of the Osun State Chieftaincy Affairs Review Committee, Revd. Samuel Bunmi Jenyo, who claimed to be a Personal Assistant to Governor Ademola Adeleke, has said the governor obtained his degree in 24 days. Rev Jenyo said Adeleke obtained his Diploma Certificate in Penn Foster High School on 16th July, 2021 and degree from Atlanta Metropolitan College on 9th of August 2021.

Source: https://guardian.ng/politics/adeleke-obtained-degree-certificate-in-24-days-witness

Yes o the peoples governor, Continue your good work for Osun state people.

Peoples governor indeed.
The one who studied at a foreign university which ranks much lower than several in his own country.

You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time. I geddit

successmatters:
The drug baron refused to do this.

Tell me what you have done successfully in your life

DaddyJapan:
Peoples governor indeed.
The one who studied at a foreign university which ranks much lower than several in his own country.

You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time. I geddit

That is where he can buy a fraudulent degree nah

APCNig:



That is where he can buy a fraudulent degree nah

Adeleke has some effontery to mention a degree he obtained from an institution that ranks lower than Sule Lamido University, Nigeria's 108th.