30th September, 2023
By Ige Adekunle
The Chancellor of Covenant University in Ota, Dr David Oyedepo said Nigeria has not succeeded in finding solutions to her problems because the people are not ready to take responsibility.
Oyedepo, who is also the founder of Living Faith Churches Worldwide said that while advising Nigerian universities to strive to embark on more research in order to solve society’s problems.
According to Oyedepo, there was a need for universities to continue to engage in more gainful research that would bring about food sufficiency, healthcare delivery, improved practice in agriculture and shelter for all in the country.
“Every problem, I have discovered, has a solution. But without a problem-solver, such problems become insurmountable.
“As long as we remain regimented, we will continue to be relegated,” Oyedepo said.
The Chancellor described universities as places where solutions to society’s problems are found and value added to humanity.
He identified some of society’s problems to include food needs, farming, healthcare, shelter, child delivery and care, among others.
“Manpower is the most intelligent creature of all God’s creations, but our society has not succeeded in finding solutions to its problems yet because it is not ready to take responsibility,” Oyedepo added.
(NAN)