– Bishop Oyedepo has said that a doctorate degree is only
but paper, except the knowledge acquired is used to impact
lives
– The founder of Winners chapel made the disclosure to
some PhD graduates of Covenant University in Ota, Ogun
state
– Oyedepo lamented over the numerous situations in which
those certified with PhDs, have little or nothing to offer
– The bishop promised to fund projects carried out by few
PhD graduates of Covenant University (CU)
David Oyedepo, the presiding Bishop and founder of Living
Faith Church worldwide, has said that an inability to identify
problems and solve them, renders every PhD degree
useless.
While addressing few PhD graduates of the Covenant
University (CU) in Ota, Ogun state, Oyedepo urged people to
come up with innovations that can solve problems plaguing
the society.
The Chancellor, told them their inability to do so would mean
their research programme was useless.
Bishop Oyedepo promised to make funds available to them
to identify problems and find solutions.
Spoke at a meeting with the young scholars, Oyedepo said
Nigeria has been unable to address its challenges because
of a lack of capacity to get the job done.
He decried situation in which PhD holders seemingly lacked
the thinking capacity.
He said: “I have come to provoke your potential. There is
more inside you than the earned certificate. If you cannot
think out solutions to problems, your PhD is a complete
waste.
“When we say Doctor of Philosophy, we are saying master
of thinkers; someone committed to finding solution to life’s
problems. And until our learning translates to thinking, our
PhD is zero.
“All that we have done going through the rigour of PhD is to
ignite our thinking capacity. It’s so important that we have
what it takes to recreate our country and the world.
” Hinting that Nigeria has more PhDs than four European
countries, Oyedepo wondered why Nigeria was not getting
similar result as the Europeans.
“The gas turbine (at CU) was not working because Shell was
on strike. So why can’t students of Chemical Engineering
build reserves? Why do we look at problems as if we are not
concerned?”
Oyedepo said the scholars must learn to management
themselves, time and task, to be able to provide solutions to
problems.
He noted that the scholars must learn to manage
themselves, for qualitative production.
Meanwhile, Oyedepo has challenged the present
administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to proffer
solutions to the socio-economic challenges facing Nigeria
rather than blaming any political party or individual for the
current travails facing the nation.
He also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to be more
sensitive to issues that affect ordinary Nigerians.
