A former president of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has formally been inaugurated as the new Chancellor of Cavendish University in Uganda.
Jonathan was inaugurated on Thursday, August 26, 2021 as the 3rd Chancellor of the private institution where he also performed his first official duty by conferring awards to graduands .
The University, had in June, 2021 announced the emergence of Jonathan as the Chancellor. His inauguration was then slated for today, August 26, 2021 for him to preside over the conferment of degrees and award of diplomas and certificates at the University’s 10th Graduation Ceremony which will take place at Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort on the same date.
Confirming the inauguration, Jonathan who holds a PhD in Zoology from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and has served in political capacity as the governor of Bayelsa State, Vice President and President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, wrote on his official Facebook page;
“I am pleased to have been formally inaugurated as the Chancellor of Cavendish University Uganda and to have performed my first official function in that capacity at the 10th Graduation Ceremony of the University today in Kampala, Uganda.
I congratulate the new graduands and urge them to deploy their knowledge towards positively impacting people, building a community of reformers and improving the society.”
