BY HARRISON AKAMULE
THE Vice-Chancellor, Africa University, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State, Professor Solomon Ebobrah, has commended the people of Akugbene Community in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, for the high value they place on education, describing the warm reception accorded him as both humbling and a call to greater responsibility.
Professor Ebobrah made the remarks shortly after a reception ceremony was organized in his honour at Akugbene Community following his appointment as Vice-Chancellor of the University.
He expressed gratitude to the community and its leadership for the recognition and encouragement, noting that prioritizing education remained the most effective means of improving the lives and well-being of the people, as well as accelerating community development.
According to him, human capital development was central to meaningful growth and prosperity, stressing that quality education is indispensable to building strong human capacity.
“Human capital is the most important ingredient for meaningful development and prosperity. You cannot have proper human capital development without education,” he said. He noted that the community leadership had taken the right steps by investing in education, which he described as a foundation for sustainable development.
