By Kayode Olabanji, Okitipupa

The Social Science Academy of Nigeria (SSAN) has inducted Professor Temi Emmanuel Ologunorisa, Vice-Chancellor of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, along with three other members, as a Fellow of the academy.

The OAUSTECH VC was conferred the fellowship during the 2023 General Assembly, which comprised the annual lecture, conference, and investiture ceremony of the society held in Abuja on November 28, 2023.

SSAN is the highest academic society of social scientists in Nigeria, and induction into the fellowship of the academy is regarded as a great lifetime achievement for its members.

Delivering the keynote address of the conference themed “Economic, Social, and Political Foundations of Democratic Governance,” Prof. Michael Kwanachie, maintained that democratic governance is rooted in good economic, social, and political systems.

He urged that attention should be paid to the tripod of democratic governance to benefit society and the governed.