The Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday, 21st September, lauds the management of Osun State University for maintaining high academic standards despite the lean resources available.
The Vice President made the remark while delivering the 8th convocation lecture titled “Six decades of Chequered Nationhood: Nigeria still holds the key to Africa’s development”.

“Your resilience and productivity is a challenge to all tertiary institutions in the country. I hereby congratulate the graduands, the graduating class of 2019, Also the parents, guardians, friends and family of the graduands, I say congratulations and I pray that the joy you have today in the success of these graduands will multiply as they succeed in the coming years.”
The executive Governor of the state of Osun and a Visitor to the University, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola implored the graduating students to be good ambassadors of the university and the nation, urging them to use their acquired knowledge to transform Nigeria.

Also speaking, the Pro-chancellor and chairman, governing council of Osun State University, Osogbo, Mallam Yusuf Ali said the university would continue to develop graduands that would evolve ideas and initiatives that would reposition the country for economic development.
Mallam Yusuf called on government to continue to support the university in the areas of research and innovation to position the University for International rating.
Prof. Labode Popoola, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, said 49 students made first class, 670 made second class upper, 892 students made second class lower, 194 had third class while nine (9) finished with pass degree.

Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Mr. Wale Babalakin and Mrs. Nike Okundaye were conferred with honorary doctorate degrees of the university.