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Obasanjo earns N40,000 as NOUN lecturer — Vice Chancellor reveals
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is earning N 40 , 000 annually as a supervisor at the National Open University of Nigeria, Abeokuta Study Centre, Ogun State , the institution ’ s Vice – Chancellor, Prof Abdalla Adamu , disclosed on Tuesday.
The NOUN VC stated this at a press briefing in Abuja, noting that Obasanjo , a holder of PhD in Christian Theology , has two students in Theological Studies attached to him .
The briefing was on the 8 th convocation of NOUN , where 20 , 799 students will be awarded graduate and postgraduate degrees with 103 graduates finishing with first class honours .
When asked how the former President was doing after being employed by the university in 2018 , the VC said Obasanjo was given an office in Abeokuta and earned N 40 , 000 yearly.
Adamu noted that the 20 , 799 students for convocation were divided into 15 , 642 for graduate degrees and 5 , 157 for postgraduate degrees .
The VC said , “ He ( Obasanjo ) has two students attached to him in Theological Studies . We gave him an office in Abeokuta and the salary is N 40 , 000 a year as a facilitator.
“ The former President did his fieldwork in Borno State during the heat of the insurgency , going to collect and analyse data . We have another big fish that we have appointed as a facilitator and we will announce him when we have given him an appointment letter .
“ The 20 , 799 students for convocation are the highest in our history and the highest single graduation of students in a year in Nigeria. ”
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