The Management of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State, has officially announced the appointment of Pastor (Mrs) Folu Adeboye as the University Chancellor. This landmark appointment, confirmed in a statement by the institution’s Information, Media, and Publication Specialist, Mr. Olawale Adekoya, follows the recent conferment of a Doctor of Humanity (Honoris Causa) upon her during the University’s 15th Convocation Ceremony.
The university administration clarified that the elevation of Pastor Adeboye's wife, the globally revered cleric, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, transcends ceremonial pageantry, representing a strategic academic acknowledgement of her lifelong dedication to education, youth mentorship, and moral formation. In alignment with the classical traditions of global university governance, the office of the Chancellor at Caleb University serves as the custodian of institutional ethos and the visible guardian of its charter. In this capacity, Pastor Adeboye will preside over convocations, confer degrees, and provide the moral authority essential to the institution's strategic direction, embodying a leadership defined by continuity, conscience, and credibility.
By this appointment, Caleb University has effectively positioned character at the pinnacle of its scholarship. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Olalekan Asikhia, whose transformative Seven Point Agenda continues to reposition the institution within the higher education ecosystem, described the development as a defining inflection point in the university’s ascent. Professor Asikhia noted that Pastor Adeboye’s life narrative mirrors the University’s core creed: discipline without harshness and influence without ostentation. He further emphasized that in an era where academic institutions often struggle to reconcile excellence with ethics, her presence atop the university’s ceremonial hierarchy offers both reassurance and a clear aspirational path for the academic community.
