Obasanjo to Lead Symposium in Honour of Late Oye Ibidapo-Obe

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his wife will lead other dignitaries within and outside Nigeria to attend the bi-annual symposium dedicated to the memory of Late Emeritus Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos.

A statement signed by Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji, a cousin of the deceased says Obasanjo had made commitment to attend, in a letter sent to the family of the late university don who was also the founding Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Ebonyi State and Founding Chairman of Council, First Technical University, Ibadan, Oyo State.

The ceremony which is being organized by his wife Mrs. Sola Ibidapo-Obe and the Oye Ibidapo-Obe Foundation for Educational Transformation is scheduled to hold on January 7, 2022, with the theme, Viewing the World Through the Lens of Big Data.

The event will be held at the Civic Center, Victoria Island Lagos and it is being hosted by Mr. Jim Ovia (CON) the Chairman of Zenith Bank PLC, while other supporters of the ceremony are Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN) the cousin to Mrs. Ibidapo-Obe, Prof Olu Olowokere of Texas Southern University, Huston, Prof Ade Bello a former vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos both long time friends with the family of Oye Ibidapo-Obe, Dr. Muyiwa Asaolu a former mentee of Prof Oye Ibidapo-Obe.

The first session of the program is to hold between 10 am-12.30 pm, with a welcome address and introductions by Professor Rahmon Ade Bello, who is the event Chairman and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos.

The session will also attract presentation by Professor Deji Badiru on the topic,’ Data analytics and Systems Engineering and Professor David Olowokere addressing the topic, ‘Big Data and Changing Landscape of Science’, as well as Professor Kunle Kehinde speaking on ‘Machine Learning: A New Framework for Accelerating Scientific Discovery’.

The second session which is ceremonial will see Akinbambo Ibidapo-Obe, son of the deceased presenting a welcome address, while the former President Olusegun Obasanjo will serve as Chairman and deliver a paper titled, ‘Assessing and Improving the Accuracy of Nigerian Population and Demographic Data’

The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Jim Ovia and the topic is: ’Using the Lens of Data for a Renewed Global Economic Evolution (Banking and Big Data) while Professor Ayo Ogunye will oversee the Proclamation of the Establishment of Oye Ibidapo-Obe Endowed Chair in Engineering at the University of Lagos.

However, in a related development on January 3, 2022, there will be a dedication of Professor Oye Ibidapo-Obe Memorial Anglican Church, Diocese of Ilesa, South-West, located along Osogbo Road, Ilesa in Osun State.

The late former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) died on January 3, 2021, and was buried  February 16, 2021, in Ilesa, his hometown of Osun State.

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