The management of Caleb University in Imota, Lagos State, has named Pastor (Mrs.) Folu Adeboye as the university’s chancellor.
Her appointment, according to a statement issued by the institution’s Information, Media and Publication Specialist, Olawale Adekoya, followed shortly after she was conferred with the prestigious Doctor of Humanity (Honoris Causa) during the University’s 15th Convocation Ceremony.
Adekoya explained that the conferment of the honorary doctorate on the wife of the globally respected cleric, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, was more than ceremonial pageantry.
“It was an academic acknowledgement of a lifetime invested in education, youth mentorship, family values and moral formation.
“In the classical tradition of universities, including Caleb University’s governance, Mama’s appointment as Chancellor is not a mere titular ornament.
“The office is the custodian of institutional ethos, the embodiment of its philosophical soul and the visible guardian of its charter.
“The Chancellor presides at convocations, confers degrees, safeguards traditions and lends moral authority to strategic direction, as her office represents continuity, conscience and credibility.”
He stated that the University had effectively enthroned character at the pinnacle of scholarship with the appointment.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Olalekan Asikhia, whose Seven-Point Agenda has repositioned the institution within Nigeria’s higher education ecosystem, described the development as “a defining inflexion point in Caleb’s unstoppable ascent.”
He further noted that the appointment of Pastor Foluke Adeboye as Chancellor has reinforced the university’s founding philosophy, projecting it in even bolder relief.
The Vice-Chancellor noted, “Her life narrative mirrors the University’s creed: discipline without harshness, authority without arrogance, influence without ostentation. In an era where institutions often struggle to reconcile excellence with ethics, her presence atop the University’s ceremonial hierarchy offers both reassurance and aspiration.”
