Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu, Prof Gregory Ibe has advised students of higher institutions in Nigeria to prioritize the acquisition of additional entrepreneurial skills while undertaking their academic programme.
According to Prof Ibe, human capital development especially among youths remains the fastest way of industrializing the nation through the establishment of many small and medium scale enterprises
He gave this charge while speaking at the ninth matriculation ceremony of the university.
In a statement signed by the Deputy Registrar, Media & Public Relations of the university, Sleek Ogbonnaya Ogwo, the don while going back memory lane, narrated how he developed a dogged spirit of enterprise by learning many trades including, carpentry, masonry, surveying, and construction while still in school, stressing that the skills he acquired enabled him to lay a solid financial foundation for his life.
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The release added, “Challenging the new students to toe the path of excellence and diligence, he prophetically declared that they will exceed his achievements.
“He, therefore, enjoined the matriculating students to eschew all forms of deviancy while upholding the tenets of sound morality throughout their tenure in the institution, as a way of anchoring their future on strong spiritual pillars.
“Highlight of the ceremony was the symbolic act of administering oath of matriculation on a record number of 326 fresh students, admitted into the institution in the 2020/2021 academic session.
“The occasion attracted the attendance of many high profile personalities, including a former Deputy Governor of Imo State, Lady Ada Okwuonu and Deputy Chief of Staff to Abia State Governor, Chief Ukpai Agwu Ukpai.”
