God Is Cornerstone Of My Modest Success, FUNAAB VC Relishes Achievements At 60th Birthday

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ABEOKUTA - The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Kolawole Salako has disclosed that God is the cornerstone of his modest success in life describing Him as his rock who fought his battles and gave him victory and success as Vice Chancellor.

Prof. Salako stated this in his remark at a thanksgiving service marking his 60th birthday, held at Living Spring Chapel, Onikolobo, Abeokuta on Sunday.

The Vice Chancellor who lamented the indisposition of contemporary students to reading their books and facing their studies, frowned that they have bastardised the positive impact of technology, social media in particular by wasting quality times on immoral fantasy that doesn't add values to their lives and the society.

He decried the addiction and obsession of the youths of today to irrelevant fantasy on Facebook and other social media platforms, urging them to 'face their book instead of facebook'.

He noted with dismay that unlike their days when they read and researched deeply, today's youth are fond of consulting Google for answers to everything thereby making them lazy and prone to short cut of making it in life.

The Vice-Chancellor also condemned the prevalence of social vices especially radicalism among youths recalling that despite the fact that he was slightly involved in radicalism while growing up he never allowed it to derail him from his focus on education unlike the youths of today.

Prof. Salako pointed out that as a matter fact he started nursing the ambition of becoming a Professor right from his secondary school days affirming that with determination and trust in God any youth can achieve his or her dreams, irrespective of daunting challenges.

Earlier in his Sermon, the Pastor of Living Spring Chapel, Abeokuta Pastor Kayode Ojo who preached on the theme,'Receiving God's Power" described Prof Salako as a man who feared God and relied on His power before and now as  Vice Chancellor.

He described the power of God as dependable, reliable and permanent saying all other powers are temporal,stressing that this is the reason why super powers and celebrity of yesterday are shadows of themselves today.

Taking his Sermon from the Books of John 1 vs 2 and Zechariah chapter 9  Pastor Ojo charged the congregation to give their all to Christ in order to have His unrivalled power 

Special prayers were offered for peace, progress and development of the country and for God contineous guidance, protection and prosperity of Prof Salako and his family.

Strictly invited guests,a quantum of who are dignitaries attended the low-key thanksgiving service with strict adherence to Covid-19 protocols.