Adebamowo in a speech during the send-forth ceremony for the
outgoing executive director explained that the management considered it worthy
to celebrate the pioneer director for his outstanding achievements.
“To be a pioneering director comes with challenges, and it
takes a man of character and resilience to succeed in establishing a model
business school like ULBS.
At ULBS our vision is to compete favourably with other
global business schools, and is foundational to the conducive learning
environment of the institution,” he said.
In an event to honour him for excellent service held inside
the boardroom of Alumni Jubilee House on Thursday, June 1, 2023, Folasade
Ogunsola, vice chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), represented by
Ayodele Atsenuwa, deputy vice-chancellor in charge of development services in
her goodwill message said it was a day of honour for a staff of the institute
who had challenges thrown at him.
“Today is a day of honour for one of us who had a challenge
thrown at him and who embraced the challenge, not because he knew how it was
going to turn out, nor because he had the confidence that he actually had the
capacity, yet he did excellently well,” she said.
She further revealed that in UNILAG’s culture and mode of
employment, when someone gets a memorandum and job description the last thing
there is, any other assignment that the vice chancellor may give.
According to her, “That is the reason an anatomist could
become the director of a business school and was able to leave a remarkable
legacy.
We knew we wanted a business school, we had talked about it,
some people had put some things on the ground, but none of them were tested.
And so as a pioneer, it was an uncharted course, he put the structures in
place, the school we are very proud of,” she noted.
Osinubi, a medical doctor and anatomist, was the pioneer
executive director of ULBS.
In his speech, Osinubi appreciated the management for
considering him worthy of the honour.
He described the assignment of establishing a business
school for UNILAG as one of the most challenging tasks in his entire life.
“It was one of the most challenging periods of my life, and
in my experience in administration as a whole.
There were many challenges and expectations when we started.
However, I was fortunate to inherit a great team, we had commitment,
consistency and passion for the assignment. That was what stood us out,” he
said.
Samson Adefarakan, administrative secretary at ULBS
highlighted some of the achievements of Osinubi’s tenure such as the
introduction of an Online platform even before covid-19, the first business
journal, first business conference, among others for the institute.
In addition, the school started Executive Master of Business
Administration (EMBA), Executive Master of Public Health (EMPH), Non-Interest
Financing, and Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), among others. The
school now has not less than 20 students in its DBA and 40 in MBA programmes, a
feat that is commendable in all ramifications.
Dignitaries from within and outside the faculty were in
attendance such as Folasade Akinsola, dean of clinical science, College of
Medicine, UNILAG; Obatola Musa, dean of students affairs at UNILAG; Solomon
Akintoye, director of foundation studies and member of governing council at
UNILAG; Nubi Gbenga, director of innovations at UNILAG; and Ngozi Osarenre,
former commissioner of education of Edo State, among others.