Former President Obasanjo bags PhD in Christian Theology

On Friday, previous President Olusegun Obasanjo packed away the honor of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Christian Theology from the Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts of the National Open University of Nigeria(NOUN), Abeokuta Study Center, Ogun State.

Obasanjo was articulated commendable and skilled for the honor following 163 minutes strong safeguard of his voluminous proposal before a six – man board.

Obasanjo's PhD Thesis is titled: "Settling the Unfinished Agenda in Liberation Theology: Leadership, Poverty and Underdevelopment in North Eastern Nigeria."

The ex-President whose registration number peruses NOU 146058901, presented the proposition to his specialty as a major aspect of the prerequisites for the honor of a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Christian Theology.

We accumulated that,the specialists are Prof. Deji Ayegboyin(Major Supervisor), Dr. Mustapha Raheem Adejoro,( Head of Department, Religious Studies,NOUN), Prof. Nebath Tanglang(School of Postgraduate Studies, NOUN), Dr. Samaila Mande(Dean, Postgraduate School,NOUN), Prof. Godwin Akper (Internal Supervisor and Dean, Faculty of Arts,NOUN) and Prof. Cletus Gotan(External Supervisor).

Asked by Dr. Samaila Mande, who led the board, to legitimize more or less why he ought to be granted a PhD level of the foundation, Obasanjo said he had put in "enough investigation" and "scholarly rigors" to deliver his work in view of tireless guide and supervision from his educators and managers.

What's more, talking in the interest of the Panel toward the finish of the last barrier, Dr. Mande said the Obasanjo has fulfilled the necessities and in this way met all requirements for the honor of Doctor of Philosophy degree in Christian Theology of NOUN.

Mande said it was a thing euphoria to him as the ex – President happened to be one of the pioneer understudies to pack PhD in Christian Theology under his administration, communicating the certainty that the accomplishment would be very much celebrated amid the NOUN meetings