Success Damian:
Rufai gave the commendation while
speaking as the Guest of Honour at the Novelty Football Match played in honour
of Professor Fagbohun, the iconic outgoing 8th substantive Vice
Chancellor of the Institution, at Ojo on Thursday.
The football event was organized by
the Icon Builders in honour of a man who brought great transformation and internationalization
to the institution, having served LASU from 2016, and due to bow out in January
2021.
‘I remembered coming sometime ago to
seek approval for use of the Campus Football pitch, and to my greatest surprise
I was given the green light to make use of the pitch. Some of the things I see
on the campus today were not there. Coming in today to witness a beauty of a
campus, you know indeed, I have the real honour of facts to say that Professor
Olanrewaju Adigun Fagbohun (SAN) and his management have been able to do this
wonderful work on the campus,” Rufai said.
Dod Mayan, as he is fondly called
also commended the wife of the Vice Chancellor for his patience and being a
partner in progress. “It is said behind every successful man there is a woman, I
want to give this special acknowledgment to Madam Fagbohun for her wonderful
support and patience all these years, I want to say, Madam, well done and thank
you.”
He did not fail to also thank the
entire university for their support for the VC. “All the management of the
school, the staff, when success is achieved, you look at the structure that has
produced that result. And on this note I want to thank everybody here, those
who are not here, students, staff and management, Professor Olanrewaju, I thank
you. It is true we are going to miss him on the campus, but I am very sure that
he will not be far from the campus.”
Commenting on the novelty football march which
was between Academics and Non-Academics of the institution, which was
eventually won by the Non-Academics through a penalty shootout, Rufai said the
game lived up to the expectation saying “The football match was beautiful, I was
watching the match and I saw some beautiful moves, the two goalkeepers, they
did very well. I didn’t get the invite on time I would have come with my gloves
to make one or two saves. Nevertheless we are looking forward to a more and better
situation where we will have cause to come together and celebrate one of ours again.”
He pleaded that whoever that is
coming in as the institution’s helmsman should also be supported in the same
way Fagbohun was supported, “So that is something we should look up to, to make
sure that the same cooperation that was giving to Prof Fagbohun is extended,
and let this steam not die as he is stepping out, let it continue to grow from strength
to strength.”
On his part, Professor Fagbohun in
his address recognized the impactful role of Peter Rufai in national assignments.
“Let me welcome Dodo Mayana, a man I followed from club to club, anywhere Dodo Mayana
is, that is my club; that is the extent of my love for him. You are an icon,
you represented our country very well; we would continue to love you, thank you
for what you did for this great nation,” Fagbohun stated.
Commenting further Fagbohun said,
Peter Rufai got him interested in sports. “He is the kind of man that should be
given recognising and honour just like other international sports icons. When
Dodo Mayana was in goal post for Nigeria, you have high confidence that he will
not disappoint.”
He also thanked the organizers of the
event, Icon Builders, and the management, the world class students, “Today is
not a day for long speeches for me, today is a day of appreciation to all of
you for making it possible, I recalled when we started out in 2016, nobody wanted
to touch LASU, nobody wanted to relate with LASU, but working together as one,
LASU has become the pride of all. I did not do it, we all did it together. And I
thank you all, Fagbohun stated.
He stated Further “What we are celebrating
today, is a joint achievement, so on behalf of my wife and my entire family, I have
the backing of my management, I have the backing of our great union
leaders across the board, the student
leaders, I thank you all for what you have contributed. Do not leave the banner,
continue to raise the banner. What will make all of us happy is to leave number
2 and go to number 1.”
On what he is going to miss in LASU, Fagbohun maintained that it is a holistic thing. I will miss everything LASU, not just one.”
The Chairman of the event was Mr
Tunji Disu, Commander, Rapid Respond Squad, Lagos State. He is also a product
of LASU
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