The Department of Linguistics and African Languages, Obafemi Awolowo University, has inducted her newly admitted students combining both the batch A and B set together on 14th December 2023.
The induction had in attendance Baba Peter Fatomilola, a Veteran Nollywood Actor, and Yinka Salau, a movie director who prayed and addressed the inductees, he encouraged them to study hard because no knowledge is lost emphasizing that he, as a law student ended up in entertainment industry yet he is doing well and proud of it.
The MC engaged the crowd while he asked the inductees to move on to changing into their drama attire as it was the next order of events. During the preparation, the presence of the parents and other dignitaries was recognised after which the Head of the department Dr Adeniyi addressed the parents of the inductees.
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Speaking at the induction ceremony, the Head of the Department, Dr Adeniyi praised the inductees for the job well done so far, he explained the importance and advantages surrounding the study of linguistics. He further urged the parents to continue supporting the inductees with their encouragement and positive words.
In addition, he added that parents should support their wards if they want to make efforts to acquire different skills.
Consequently, the inductees came out sequentially to display their performances, the role of the gods was played by different groups while the crowd applauded their performance. The event ended with the closing remarks from the director of culture, Ogundiran Abdulmalik.