OAU First-class Graduate, Bibilari Elebuibon Announced Dead On Graduation Day

Hamilton Nwosa
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The entire atmosphere of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State was enveloped with sorrow yesterday, as the news of the death of one of the best graduating students, Bibilari Elebuibon, was announced.

Elebuibon, who was the best graduating student in Yoruba Language from the Faculty of Arts, was said to have died in a ghastly motor accident in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State in July, 2016.

Tears flow freely from the eyes of the fellow students and some others present at the ocassion when his name was called by the dean of his faculty, Prof. Gbemisola Adeoti, for a prize and the school’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju, stepped forward to call for a minute silence in his honour.

Elebuibon who was among the 66 first-class graduates, was said to be a son of the  popular Ifa priest in Osogbo, Chief Yemi Elebuibon.

Present at the ceremony were the Chancellor of OAU, who is also the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Ooni of Ife, who is also the Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the Deputy Governor of Osun State, Mrs. Titi Laoye-Tomori.

Also, President Muhammadu Buhari was ably represented at the ceremony by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Adamu Rasheed, who said his administration was working hard to ensure more Nigerian youths were productively engaged.

He said, “In September, 2016, our unemployment rate reached a high value of 17.9 per cent as compared to 9.9 per cent the previous year. I intend to remind you that although this administration is doing its best to provide jobs for the teeming population of Nigerian youths, our efforts still need to be complemented by the private sector.

“We have been bringing on board several entrepreneurship initiatives to create an enabling environment for job creators to not only thrive, but excel.

“Promotion of local products, encouragement of export markets, tapping of indigenous raw materials, etc., are some of the avenues for this to operate. As fresh graduates with invigorating ideas, you are encouraged to forward your proposals under the appropriate parastatals and agencies.”

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