The deposed Emir of Kano, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, will chair the convocation lecture of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, on March 26, 2020.
The lecture with the theme ‘The Future of Developing Economies in a Digital World’, according to the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun as part of activities lined up to mark the institution’s 24th convocation ceremony, where a total of 8,959 will be awarded certificates in various degrees and diplomas.
At the pre-convocation briefing, Fagbohun said the choice of selecting Sanusi Lamido Sanusi predated the removal of the emir, adding that the deposition has also not reduced the intellectual richness of Sanusi. The lecture would be delivered by the president of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Benedict Oramah.
He further added that 76 graduands would bag first-class degrees, while six distinguished Nigerians, including Oluremi Tinubu, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, and Oba Otudeko, will receive honourary doctorate degrees. Others to be honoured include Opeyemi Oke, Aderemi Makanjuola, and Segun Agbaje.
Among those to be honoured with infrastructures name include Akin Kekere-Ekun, Bode Augusto, J. K Randle, Ademola Akesode, Jadesola Akande and Oladapo Obafunwa.
Fagbohun also disclosed that this year’s ceremony would mark his last as the institution’s Vice-Chancellor.