The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has announced the postponement of the investiture of the Oba of Benin, His Majesty Oba Ewuare II, as its new chancellor to Saturday April 13, instead of the initial April 11, 2024.
This was contained in a statement by the director of media and publicity of NOUN, Mallam Ibrahim Sheme, in Abuja on Saturday.
It could be recalled that the investiture ceremony had been scheduled to take place on Thursday, as one of the special events in the institution’s 13th convocation ceremony.
Further statements signed by the registrar of the university, Mr Oladipo A. Ajayi, explained that the postponement became necessary because the federal government declared Thursday as an extended public holiday for the Eid el-Fitr festival.
“The federal government had earlier declared Tuesday and Wednesday this week as public holidays for the Muslim festival but the circumstance of the Ramadan moon-sighting has made the festival to be extended by a day,” the ststement said.
According to the registrar, the investiture of the chancellor would now hold on Saturday morning, the day of the convocation ceremony.
Mr Ajayi regretted any inconvenience the postponement might have caused all guests even as he described the situation as unforeseen.
