Pastor Folu Adeboye has been appointed Chancellor of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos
The announcement came shortly after she received an honorary Doctor of Humanity (Honoris Causa) at the institution’s 15th convocation ceremony.
In a statement released on Monday by the university’s Information, Media and Publication Specialist, Olawale Adekoya, the institution confirmed that Adeboye will serve as the ceremonial head of the university. In that capacity, she will preside over convocation ceremonies and confer degrees on graduating students.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olalekan Asikhia, described her appointment as a major milestone in the university’s growth, noting that it reflects a blend of academic excellence and spiritual leadership at the highest level of governance.
“The conferment and subsequent appointment of the globally revered cleric, fondly known as Mummy G.O., signal what observers have described as ‘a convergence of scholarship and sanctity’ — a rare alignment of intellectual excellence and spiritual authority at the summit of university governance.”
He further stated that the university is confident her experience and leadership will reinforce its core values and long-term vision.
“For decades, she has functioned not merely as consort to a global spiritual leader, but as an institutional builder, a counsellor of nations, and a matriarch whose disciplined grace has fortified one of the world’s largest Christian movements.”
The Registrar, Mr. Mayokun Olumeru, also welcomed her appointment, describing her as “a guardian of values, and a steady moral compass in turbulent times.”
At the ceremony, the university graduated 1,924 students, including 96 who earned First Class honours and 22 who received doctoral degrees.
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