It was a moment of joy, pride and celebration on Friday at Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, as the Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Prof. Dayo Faduyile, OON, added another feather to his already distinguished academic cap with the award of a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree, emerging among the best 20 in his set.
Senator Faduyile was among the graduands honoured at the university’s historic 10th and 11th Combined Convocation Ceremonies, held at the Beatrice Ademolawe Ojo Multipurpose Auditorium, Ilara-Mokin.
It was a moment of joy, pride and celebration on Friday at Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, as the Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Prof. Dayo Faduyile, OON, added another feather to his already distinguished academic cap with the award of a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree, graduating with a strong Second Class Upper Division.
Senator Faduyile was among the graduands honoured at the university’s historic 10th and 11th Combined Convocation Ceremonies, held at the Beatrice Ademolawe Ojo Multipurpose Auditorium, Ilara-Mokin.
The convocation, which climaxed a week-long programme of activities, saw a total of 964 students graduate, including 884 undergraduates and 80 postgraduates. Of the undergraduates, 116 earned First Class honours, 398 Second Class Upper, 299 Second Class Lower, 69 Third Class and two Pass degrees.
For Senator Faduyile, a renowned Professor of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, former President of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, former Special Adviser on Health to Ondo State Government and now a federal lawmaker, the Law degree is not just an academic qualification: it is a testament to his unquenchable thirst for knowledge, discipline and lifelong learning.
In the course of bagging this degree, Prof.Faduyile had been involved in series of active political participation including rounds of election in which he had actively participated as contestant for elective offices and regardless of the demands of active participatory politics, the Senator defied all odds to sit in the classroom, study hard, write examinations and complete the rigorous LL.B programme at Elizade University.
Sources close to the Senator described the feat as characteristic of a man who believes that leadership must be anchored on learning, and that lawmaking is better done by one who understands the law.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Philip Gbenro Oguntunde, had earlier set the tone for the celebration when he disclosed at the press briefing on November 6 that the university would graduate 964 students at the combined convocation covering the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions.
The convocation week was equally graced by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, GCON, who delivered the Convocation Lecture on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at the new Beatrice Ademolawe Ojo Auditorium.
The grand finale on Friday, November 13, 2026, featured the award of first degrees and postgraduate degrees, presentation of prizes and conferment of honorary doctorate degree in Law (LL.D) on Justice Babatunde Adejumo, Administrator of the National Judicial Institute.
For Senator Faduyile, the additional degree in Law is no doubt historic: a medical doctor, professor, and Senator now a Law degree holder.
With the LL.B in the bag, Senator Faduyile has once again demonstrated that age, office and status are no barriers to academic excellence. He remains a shining example to youths in Ondo State and Nigeria at large that education is the greatest investment.
