300 level students of Education Management, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti celebrated the wife of the governor, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji on Wednesday for teaching them for two hours
The lecture, which was in continuation of the community service adopted by Dr. Oyebanji on the assumption of office, saw the students through the rudiments and theories of leadership.
In his reaction to the selfless service of the First Lady , the University’s Vice Chancellor, Prof Joseph Ayodele commended Dr Olayemi Oyebanji for creating time out of her busy schedule to teach in the state University.
Prof Ayodele who applauded Dr Oyebanji for the initiative to teach on probono expressed delight towards the gesture and disclosed that it has started yielding results.
He said that the recent elevation of the first lady to an Associate Prof. could not be unconnected with her selfless service to humanity.
The Governor of the benefiting class, Waheed Emmanuel Timilehin, said the entire students were excited with the class, especially the interactive approach adopted by Dr.Oyebanji.
“It was a moment we all looked forward to and we were not disappointed. Those who experienced same humanitarian gesture last session had already wet our appetite and we got more than we bargained. The First Lady has demonstrated that she’s a born teacher. There’s no air around her and she made the class interactive,” Emmanuel said.
Dr Olayemi Oyebanji who lectured the students on leadership, encouraged them to inculcate the trait of a good leader which she said would reduce moral decadence in the society.
Since she assumed office, Dr. Oyebanji has made it part of her activities to teach in higher institutions in the state, both private and public Universities.
