Pastor Folu Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adeboye, has been appointed Chancellor of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos.
Her appointment was announced by the institution shortly after she was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Humanity (Honoris Causa) during the university’s 15th convocation ceremony.
A statement by the institution’s Information, Media and Publication Specialist, Olawale Adekoya, on Monday, said the new Chancellor would preside over convocations, confer degrees and serve as a ceremonial head of the university.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olalekan Asikhia, described the appointment as significant for the institution’s development.
“The conferment and subsequent appointment of the globally revered cleric, fondly known as Mummy G.O., signal what observers have described as “a convergence of scholarship and sanctity” — a rare alignment of intellectual excellence and spiritual authority at the summit of university governance,” the statement read.
According to Asikhia, the university believes Adeboye’s leadership and experience will strengthen its values and direction.
“For decades, she has functioned not merely as consort to a global spiritual leader, but as an institutional builder, a counsellor of nations, and a matriarch whose disciplined grace has fortified one of the world’s largest Christian movements,” the statement added
The Registrar, Mr Mayokun Olumeru, also said the institution was honoured to have her as Chancellor, describing her as “a guardian of values, and a steady moral compass in turbulent times.”
Adeboye, a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, is known for her involvement in education, family counselling and youth mentorship.
During the convocation, the university graduated 1,924 students, including 96 First Class graduates and 22 doctoral degree recipients.
