153 Graduates Bags First-class As LAUTECH Held 16th Convocation Ceremony

In the early hours of Monday, 21st April 2024, LAUTECH held her 16th Convocation Ceremony at the School’s Great hall, for awards of first degree to 8,533 graduates.

The graduates include both the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 set of the University, with the overall best graduating student being Oladoja Israel Ololade, a chemical engineering graduate, with a Cumulative Grade Point Aggregate(CGPA) of 4.86.

A total of 153 graduates graduated with a first class, 2,057 graduated with second class upper category, 2,762 graduated with a second class lower category, 828 graduates with third class category and 33 graduates with pass.

The program proceeded with the address of the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of LAUTECH Governing Council, Professor Ayodeji Omole.

Also, Olayinka Titilayo, popularly known as Tiola, one of the graduates who served as the Student Union Governor’s Vice President for the graduating set shared how blessed she felt graduating .

“It is an honour to see that a day like this in which we’ve all been anticipating finally came. Everything worked out well for me. I will look back at my uni days and I don’t think I will miss out in everything” Olayinka said

“Wherever you find yourself, you can build a mansion in it irrespective of where you’re coming from” is my greatest take home experience.” Olayinka added.

Matthew Adeyemo, a graduate from the Marketing department shared how happy he is to finally be convocating today after attending others' convocation ceremonies.

Adeyemo advised ladokites “Don’t quit on any journey you embark on. No matter how far it may be, just remember that one day your dream will come to pass and never run on someone else's track. Get your track and keep running”

In a similar vein, Akintayo Zainab, the best graduating student of Civil engineering department with a CGPA of 4.75 shared what it feels to be a ladokite, in her words

“It is not as easy at it seems and it same time is not difficult”

Akintayo said at one point during a 300 level second semester she felt she wasn’t given the grades she deserved.

“As much as we think that there are some departments that don't give A’s, there is a point of excellence you will attain that they are left with no other choice than to give the A” Akintayo added.