By Rita Enemuru, Reporting
GOVERNOR Sheriff Oborevwori has charged the 5,109 graduates of Delta State University, Abraka (DELSU) to ditch the mindset of searching for white-collar jobs and instead become engines of economic growth through innovation and entrepreneurship.
Speaking on Saturday at the institution’s 18th Convocation Ceremony, the Governor, represented by his deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, Ph.D., argued that the modern economy no longer guarantees automatic employment.
“The realities of today’s world compel us to rethink the purpose of university education,” Oborevwori said. “In the 2025 graduation cycle, DELSU produced 5,109 graduates, while the four universities in our state collectively graduated 8,362 students. These figures highlight a growing challenge: the traditional expectation of automatic employment is no longer realistic.”
He urged university administrations to reform curricula to prioritise digital literacy and problem-solving skills, adding that graduates must be equipped “not just to seek jobs, but to create them.”
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Samuel Asagba, noted that 107 graduands bagged First Class degrees.
He also thanked the Governor for completing the long-abandoned Senate building and for clearing billions of naira in medical allowances for lecturers at DELSUTH, Oghara.
In total, DELSU awarded 5,109 First Degrees, 904 Diplomas, 181 PhDs, 477 Master’s Degrees, and 205 Postgraduate Diplomas.
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