Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has been described as a model in Africa’s search for good governance.
The Vice Chancellor of the University, Valley View University, Accra, Ghana, Professor William Koomsion stated this while conferring Honorary Doctorate degree on the Governor
Professor Koomsion said the university reviewed the Governor’s antecedent as a businessman and former Senator alongside his ethical leadership since assuming the governorship of Osun state, Nigeria to arrive at its decision.
The Vice Chancellor lauded the Governor’s multi-million naira education scholarship as a Senator, his sterling records on workers welfare as a Governor, his performance on infrastructure upgrades and his commitment to due process, rule of law and fear of God.
The university which is a Seventh Day Adventist university also invited the Governor as a convocation guest speaker with the theme: Imparting Excellence, Integrity and Service: Nurturing Ethical Leaders in Changing World for which the Governor called on leaders to sustain good governance to safe democracy in Africa.
Accepting the conferment, Governor Adeleke reiterated the importance of good governance for democracy, stating that the doctorate degree is a testimony to his administration’s unbending desire to take Osun to new heights.
In his convocation speech as a guest speaker, the Governor decried increasing erosion of democratic culture due to non-commitment of many leaders to good governance.
The Governor, who said leaders face the challenge of balancing questions of excellence and integrity in public service, affirmed that leaders must play according to the rule and avoid unethical activities.
Governor Adeleke, according to his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, was accompanied to the event by the Chief of Staff, Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye, and other top officials of the Osun state government.
