UI produces first Ph.D in Energy and Environment Studies

The University of Ibadan (UI) Centre for Petroleum, Energy, Economics and Law (CPEEL) yesterday produced its first Doctor of Philosophy graduate in Energy and Environment Studies, Dr Yunus Akintude.

Akintude, who is a former Commissioner for Works and Transport in Oyo State, successfully defended his Ph.Dý thesis yesterday.

The director of the centre, Prof. Adeola Adenikinju, described the feat as a dream fulfilled, pointing out that Akintunde was the first to specialize in Energy and Environment at the doctoral level.

He said CPEEL is a centre of excellence in energy training and research.

Adenikinju added: “We train students in master and Ph.D. In the last few years, we have had privilege of producing eight Ph.Ds but this is the first time we will have somebody who specialises in energy and environment. We are good; we are achieving the desired results. It is good to know that the new doctor did his master’s degree here and has also acquired professional experience in the field of energy. So, it’s a real progress that is made.”

The director said the centre was gaining recognition consistently for producing quality graduates and conducting quality researches that are quite relevant to addressing Nigeria’s energy issues.

He said: “And the beauty of our centre is that it is a multi-disciplinary centre: we bring together engineers, scientists and social scientists. So, whatever comes from this department has multi-disciplinary perspectives which, in our view, will enable our graduates to make impacts in fresh and broader perspectives, looking at energy issues and solving energy problems in the country.”

Akintunde, who is a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 electioný, attributed his success to God, his lecturers and the commitment he brought to his studies.

One of Akintunde’s major campaign promises is to reduce epileptic power supply by half in his first year in office.

He said: “If I become governor of Oyo State, I promise to solve 50 per cent of epileptic power supply within one year. Governance is just about knowledge to do things aright, not by empty promises. The problem of electricity is not about distribution, which makes legislators distribute transformers; it is more about power generation. If some towns, locations or organisations in Oyo State, such as the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, the University of Ibadan (UI), government secretariat, the Polytechnic, among others, can generate power, then others can as well enjoy power supply from the national grid, which is the main source. This is a matter of idea and concepts.

“Thankfully, this is my strength as a doctoral scholar in Energy and Environment.”

 

 

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