Dr. Benjamin Ola Akande |
Nigerian
born Dr. Benjamin Ola Akande made history on Saturday October 31st
after he was installed as the 21st president of Westminster College in
St. Louis, Missouri USA making him the first Black-American and first
Nigerian-born academician to occupy the topmost position in the
165-year-old liberal arts college in America.
The inaugural ceremonies which took place at Champ Auditorium before a
standing-room-only audience had in attendance his parents, Rev. Dr. and
Mrs. S.T. Ola Akande, his wife, Bola, their three daughters, Moyosola,
Anjola and Reni Akande, and other family members.
Oyo state
governor, Abiola Ajimobi was also in attendance and gave the
inauguration lecture where he expressed his joy about the Nigerian
academician making his country and Oyo state in particular proud.