Gloria Ikegbule
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, at the 50th convocation ceremonies of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), yesterday, said Nigeria has no problem with ideas but that of implementation.
There, he reassured Nigerians of the commitment of the President Muhamudu Buhari administration to implementing projects geared towards improving lives.
Presenting the convocation lecture titled: “Nigeria Rising: The Path to Prosperity,” Osinbajo said the choice of the topic must have been informed by the curiosity of the university on what to expect of the Buhari administration in the next four years as well as the meaning of that expression, ‘The Next Level.’
“The Next level is not just an electioneering slogan.
“Perhaps, I will start by affirming the belief of the Buhari administration that Nigerian prosperity means a decent existence for all.
“The prosperity so defined will be attained if we are able to address the issues of extreme poverty, productivity, corruption, rule of law, deficiencies in the quality of human resources caused by poor education and healthcare.
“Our country is set for progress.
“Our problem has never been ideas or plans.
“Our problem has been on how to implement such plans.
“We know that president Buhari is not an orator but a doer and, on this one he will do,” he said.
Osinbajo, who is an alumnus of the institution, highlighted some progress made in agriculture, education, innovation and technology.
He outlined some of the projects they are executing to impact on the people to include social investment programmes, school feeding programme and government enterprise programme.
As part of the activities to mark the 2019 convocation, he commissioned some projects that would promote teaching and learning in the citadel of learning: The Olympic swimming pool and electronic score board at the Sport Centre, Academic Publishing Centre, New Pharmacy Building and the new Engineering Lecture Theatre.
Osinbajo also unveiled the 26th edition of NUGA-UNILAG Mascot, ahead of the Nigerian Universities Games Association (NUGA), to be hosted by UNILAG later in the year.
Some dignitaries at the convocation lecture were chairman on the occasion, ambassador Arthur Mbanefo; Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Feyemi; UNILAG Pro Chancellor, Dr. Wale Babalakin and former UNILAG Dean, Faculty of Law, Professor Oyelowo Oyewo. Unilag.