After A 2-hour Drill, Obasanjo Finally Bags A PhD In Christian Theology

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday bagged a PhD in
Christian Theology after 163 minutes of robust defense of his
voluminous thesis before a 6 – man panel at the National Open
University of Nigeria(NOUN), Abeokuta Study Centre, Ogun State.
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The panelists 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).
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Asked by Dr. Samaila Mande, who chaired the panel, to justify in a
nutshell why he should be awarded a PhD degree of the institution,
Obasanjo said he had put in “enough study” and “intellectual
rigours” to produce his work based on diligent guide and
supervision from his teachers and supervisors.
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And speaking on behalf of the Panel at the end of the final
defence, Dr. Mande said the Obasanjo has satisfied the requirements
and thus qualified for the award of Doctor of Philosophy degree in
Christian Theology of NOUN.
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Mande said it was a thing joy to him as the ex – President
happened to be one of the pioneer students to bag PhD in
Christian Theology under his management, expressing the confidence
that the feat would be well celebrated during the NOUN
convocations.
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Obasanjo’s PhD Thesis is titled: “Resolving the Unfinished Agenda
in Liberation Theology: Leadership, Poverty and Underdevelopment in
North Eastern Nigeria.”