President Bola Tinubu has asked the leaders in the country to come together to make the country work again by adopting the right attitude, otherwise, the task of transforming the country to a prosperous and respectable nation will be a mirage.

 Tinubu spoke Friday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, during the 19th Convocation ceremony of the institution.

 The President was represented by the former Vice Chancellor of UNIZIK, Prof Joseph Ahaneku.

He reminded the graduands that everybody lives in a changing world, where creativity and self-empowerment are determining the progress of nations.

 The visitor to the university mentioned some of the improvements achieved in the education sector in recent times, which included raising the budgetary allocation of the sector to achieve the Renewed Hope Agenda.

 “Government will continue to create employment and other opportunities for our youths to thrive. Our country is in the process of revolutionary change

 “Aside from fiscal discipline, our universities should key into the evolving ethical revolution because without discipline, law and order, no society can make meaningful progress.

 “The anti-social behaviour being demonstrated by our youths are reflections of the indiscipline of the older generation.

“The society-teachers, parents, guardians, everyone cannot afford to shirk their responsibilities of inculcating the values and virtues of discipline in the younger generation since the future development of the country is inextricably tied to the moral upbringing of the youth.

“Unless our leaders get it right now, and adopt the right attitude, the task of transforming our country to a prosperous and respectable nation will be a mirage.

 “It cannot be business as usual. I therefore, call on everyone to partner the government to uproot the evils of corruption, graft, economic sabotage, criminality, delinquency and all forms of indiscipline from our society,” Tinubu said.

The Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof Joseph Ikechebelu, said the 19th Convocation ceremony was for the 2023/2024 academic year.

“8157 graduands received first degrees, 163 Postgraduate Diplomas,706 NTI (PGDE), 680 received Masters’ degrees, 463 Ph.D degrees and 16 Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degrees,” Ikechebelu said

 Though Seyi Tinubu and Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate, did not come to receive their honorary doctoral degrees, ,one of the awardees, Chief China Emenike was in attendance.