Nigerian born Dr. Benjamin Ola Akande pictured above
made history on
Saturday October 31st after he was
installed as the 21st president of
Westminster College in
St. Louis, Missouri USA making him the first
Black-American and first Nigerian-born academician to
occupy the
topmost position in the 165-year-old liberal
The inaugural ceremonies which took place at Champ
Auditorium before a
standing-room-only audience had in
attendance his parents, Rev. Dr. and
Mrs. S.T. Ola
Akande, his wife, Bola, their three daughters, Moyosola,
Anjola and Reni Akande, and other family members.
Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi was also in attendance and gave the inauguration lecture where he expressed his joy about the Nigerian academician making his country and Oyo state in particular proud.
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