BY: Manoah Kikekon
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| Roterian Pascal Orisakwe, Dr. Adekunle Idris, presenting an award to Dr. Uche Okafor. Photo: ©Journal 365 Media. |
Dr. Adekunle Idris, an Associate Professor, and the coordinator, Masters in Business Administration (MBA) program, Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo. Has said Nigeria as a nation is going to benefit immensely from the set of managers that the institution is sending into the society.
Dr. Idris disclosed this on Sunday at the dinner and awards night of the graduating students of Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Lagos State University Ojo, held at Ikeja, Lagos State.
Dr. Idris told our correspondent that, “it is quite challenging since there was a complete change of orientation to a new direction within the program. It has been a worthwhile experience, the students have been well grounded and well trained. The nation is going to benefit immensely from the set of managers we are sending into the society."
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| Dr. Adekunle Idris, presenting an award to Roterian Pascal Orisakwe. |
The students were trained in various aspects of management, and now having known the rudiments of management which will help them make changes in the various corporations and organizations they work with. “I will tell them to go out boldly to the world and make a change within the industry, and above all to be a manager that has the interest of the society at heart and mind all the time,” he said.
The coordinator pointed out that, “they must unite, since the core purpose of the program is to network at different levels of the industry, and also remain each other’s keeper. A new family has been created the set should remain united.
“It has been a beautiful experience to have those set of students, they have been wonderful, the program has been fruitful and rewarding. And that has been the set that is well grounded in the rudiments of management in order to have transformational managers within the various sectors of the economy.”
He Added that, “they should not forget LASU as they will continue to project the image of the University as they are well trained to be. I have no doubt in my mind that they are going to be great in the society and I am going to see them at the top.”
“The Nigerians economy has witnessed lots of shock in the last few months”, Dr. Idris said, “particularly in respect to currency redesign, but I believe it is a temporary thing, we will get over it if proper things can be done.
“If only we can pick the right set of leaders without any form of tribal sentiments, I believe we will recover. This is the hope of everyone, but, if we stay aloof from election then, we mustn’t complain when fools dominate the important posts,” he added.
Roterian Pascal Orisakwe ,the president, graduating LASU MBA students, while expressing how happy he was to have been the president said, “it’s a privilege and an opportunity to have served the University and the Department.
“We started with lots of challenges. Before I took over as the president, the previous executives were having issues which led to division among the students.”
“At that point, there was the need for someone who could unify the students at the same time. We had a new director in the person of Dr. Idris who we realized that he won’t take things lightly with us. I had to run for presidency within two weeks of which I emerged the winner against an anointed candidate of very few people.
He said that his administration experienced difficulties, but with his experience as a top manager in his company and as a past president of Rotary Club 9110 Nigeria, he was able to manage the different factions within his colleagues.
He added that Nigeria economy is going through some difficult time, the nation is not isolated from what is happening around the whole world. And that the upcoming general election of this month, has added to the dynamics of the economy and of course the currency redesign.
“I just want to say that, this is just a matter of time and season, it is not going to last for long. All we need to do is to get our PVC and vote right, there is no two way about it. When we get the best candidate this country will thrive. Nigeria is a great nation flowing with milk and honey, all we need to do is to get a manager who can handle the economy of the country and the resources. This hopefully will bring Nigeria back to where it use to be; where naira can be equal to the dollar.”
Adeyonju Adedamola, a graduating LASU MBA student, told News Peddlers that she has made lots of connection within the two years, she also recalled her experience in the examination hall. Stating that the two years in LASU had help her to improve on human relation.
Mr. Anrinle Adekunle Ahmed, the Vice President, LASU MBA and the President Asian-African Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Nigerian chapter, said, he sees the MBA program as an opportunity to come together to make friends and network.
“LASU as an institution makes me proud, the experience has been very wonderful. LASU is producing fantastic people all over the world and I am proud to be one of them.”
“Nigerian Economy is not doing badly as we are not running our economy on isolation, we are part of the world economy. It is quite unfortunate that lots of people does not have the knowledge of what is going on outside Nigeria, their most concern is what is happening locally and I don’t blame them.”
“But if we want to compare Nigeria to others in global market with several economic indices, Nigeria is doing well. Since there is no nation without challenges we are a blessed nation. We have great youths all over the world and for me we can not compare ourselves with countries like U.S.A which has started developing their country for the past century. However, if we want to compare our achievement with others we are not doing badly, so, there is hope for everyone in Nigeria. We all have to contribute our quotas to the development of Nigeria.”
“Most of those who are leaving this country are not giving Nigerians back home the right information, I have started traveling out of this country when I was very young and I have been to all the continent of the world, I have been to every where but home is home.
"You can imagine a banker here in Nigeria going outside the country to be a cleaner in the name of ‘Japa' syndrome. The only thing that differs is the infrastructure, light and other things but you do not have the freedom you have in Nigeria. The way they live over there, I can not wish my enemy to be like that,” he added.