Prof. Tunji Olaopa delivering his speech as the chairman of the opening ceremony of the 35th Conference of the Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) held at the University of Ibadan on Wednesday.
The Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has urged political science scholars to make their discipline relevant to the realities and struggles of modern life.
Olaopa spoke on Wednesday as the chairman of the opening ceremony of the 35th Conference of the Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) held at the University of Ibadan . The conference continues tomorrow.
Eminent scholars who were present at the event included the Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof. Kayode O.Adebowale, who declared the conference open; NPSA President, Prof. Hassan A. Saliu, who gave the state of the nation address;Professor Emeriti John Ayoade and Bayo Adekanye; the Dean of the Faculty of the Social Sciences, Prof. Benjamin O. Ehigie; the Head of the Department of Political Science, Prof. D. A. Yagboyaju, who gave the welcome address; Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) Director-General, Prof. Taiye Okoisi-Simbine; and Professors Bayo Okunade and Remi Aiyede .
