Students of the Distance Learning Institute, University of Lagos, have held a service of songs for their late Vice-Chancellor, Prof Adetokunbo Sofoluwe, whose remains will be interred today. IDRIS AKINPELU (300-Level Business Administration) reports.
It was a wet Friday evening when the University of Lagos (unilag) Distance Learning Institute (DLI) held a service of songs for the late Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe, who died on May 5.
The service started with an opening prayer by Rev. Tunde Osho. The first lesson was taken from Romans 8: 31-39 and read by the Director of DLI, Prof Funke Lawal.
The second lesson was read by a family member, Mrs Busola Soleye.
The last was read by the Deputy Director, Dr. M.P. Kuton
A rain of tribute and testimony followed. A don, Prof Olowokulejo, knew Prof Sofoluwe for over 40 years, said the late VC made a great impact on UNILAG.
Prof Lawal recalled how she became close to the late vice-chancellor after being made a professor. Their friendship became more cordial, she said after she was appointed director Prof Lawal said the late Sofoluwe. gave her all the support she needed to suceed. She added:“I don’t know what to say but indeed I have lost a good friend.”
President of the DLI Student Association, Comrade Sulaimon Sheriff, said the late VC showned so much concern about the institute. He recalled how they met two hours before the late Sofoluwe’s death. He said: “The director took me to the office of the VC hours to his death, where he encouraged me that service to humanity is service to God. Unknown to me, that was the last time I will ever be with him. He was such a listening father.”
In his sermon, spoke about living an exemplary life. He took his message from John 5:24. He said the late VC has gone to be with the Lord.
Some students of DLI also gave testimonies about the late VC. Victoria Ogunremi,a 400-Level Business Administration Student said: I met him once and that was when I was at the senate building. We actually wanted to take the lift up on my way to UNILAG FM. Normally, there is a lift for the management and there is another for others. So, the late VC just walked up to us and asked us to join him. I felt like he is a very humble man. Hardly will you see a man as reputable as he is that will want any other person to share the lift with him. If it were other people, they will not allow you to join them. And so far with what I have been hearing from people that met him, they have been talking about humanity. I want to tell people that leadership is about being humble. When you are humble, you command respect and people will respect you. May his soul rest in peace.”
Another Balogun Ahmed (Accounting, student 300level), said: “Prof Sofoluwe was a very nice man. He was always paying attention to us, especially when we had problem. It is painful to lose him at this time, but there is nothing we can do because God loves him more. The late Vice-chancellor was always saying he was ready to take the Distance Learning Institute to the moon. Our prayer now is that the incoming VC should give us the same attention just like the late Prof Sofoluwe.”
Governor of the 400-Level Business Administration class Adeleke Mayowa said: “The death of Prof Sofoluwe came as a rude shock to everybody in University of Lagos, because the Tuesday of the week he died, I saw him during the world press conference and he look very healthy and four days after I learnt that he is gone. It was a rude shock to me personally and up till now, I’ve not got over it. If you look at what the man has done, his interest in DLI I can say we will really miss him.”
Another student, Olufemi Hassan of Business Administration 300-level, said: “The loss of the late”Vice-chancellor is a serious shock and a big one to everyone in the school because Prof Sofoluwe was someone who oversaw everything in the school even concerning the students. Students saw him as a father. He was a great daddy. We will surely miss him.”
It was a wet Friday evening when the University of Lagos (unilag) Distance Learning Institute (DLI) held a service of songs for the late Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe, who died on May 5.
The service started with an opening prayer by Rev. Tunde Osho. The first lesson was taken from Romans 8: 31-39 and read by the Director of DLI, Prof Funke Lawal.
The second lesson was read by a family member, Mrs Busola Soleye.
The last was read by the Deputy Director, Dr. M.P. Kuton
A rain of tribute and testimony followed. A don, Prof Olowokulejo, knew Prof Sofoluwe for over 40 years, said the late VC made a great impact on UNILAG.
Prof Lawal recalled how she became close to the late vice-chancellor after being made a professor. Their friendship became more cordial, she said after she was appointed director Prof Lawal said the late Sofoluwe. gave her all the support she needed to suceed. She added:“I don’t know what to say but indeed I have lost a good friend.”
President of the DLI Student Association, Comrade Sulaimon Sheriff, said the late VC showned so much concern about the institute. He recalled how they met two hours before the late Sofoluwe’s death. He said: “The director took me to the office of the VC hours to his death, where he encouraged me that service to humanity is service to God. Unknown to me, that was the last time I will ever be with him. He was such a listening father.”
In his sermon, spoke about living an exemplary life. He took his message from John 5:24. He said the late VC has gone to be with the Lord.
Some students of DLI also gave testimonies about the late VC. Victoria Ogunremi,a 400-Level Business Administration Student said: I met him once and that was when I was at the senate building. We actually wanted to take the lift up on my way to UNILAG FM. Normally, there is a lift for the management and there is another for others. So, the late VC just walked up to us and asked us to join him. I felt like he is a very humble man. Hardly will you see a man as reputable as he is that will want any other person to share the lift with him. If it were other people, they will not allow you to join them. And so far with what I have been hearing from people that met him, they have been talking about humanity. I want to tell people that leadership is about being humble. When you are humble, you command respect and people will respect you. May his soul rest in peace.”
Another Balogun Ahmed (Accounting, student 300level), said: “Prof Sofoluwe was a very nice man. He was always paying attention to us, especially when we had problem. It is painful to lose him at this time, but there is nothing we can do because God loves him more. The late Vice-chancellor was always saying he was ready to take the Distance Learning Institute to the moon. Our prayer now is that the incoming VC should give us the same attention just like the late Prof Sofoluwe.”
Governor of the 400-Level Business Administration class Adeleke Mayowa said: “The death of Prof Sofoluwe came as a rude shock to everybody in University of Lagos, because the Tuesday of the week he died, I saw him during the world press conference and he look very healthy and four days after I learnt that he is gone. It was a rude shock to me personally and up till now, I’ve not got over it. If you look at what the man has done, his interest in DLI I can say we will really miss him.”
Another student, Olufemi Hassan of Business Administration 300-level, said: “The loss of the late”Vice-chancellor is a serious shock and a big one to everyone in the school because Prof Sofoluwe was someone who oversaw everything in the school even concerning the students. Students saw him as a father. He was a great daddy. We will surely miss him.”
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