Father’s Day 2025: Honouring Courage, Sacrifice, and Building Legacies

On this day, dedicated to celebrating fathers and father figures worldwide, I extend profound gratitude to every father within the Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) community and across the globe.

This profound sense of fatherhood is perfectly embodied by the visionary patriarch of the ABUAD family: our beloved Father, Founder, and Chancellor, Aare Afe Emmanuel Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN. Your untiring leadership continues to illuminate, guide, and shape our path.

This year’s theme, “Fathers: Nurturing Resilience and Shaping Futures,” resonates deeply at ABUAD. It reflects the sacred role fathers embody as pillars of the home, architects of our university’s ethos, and nation-builders. Your influence transcends generations. 

Today, we celebrate your steadfast devotion, an anchor in life’s storms. We thank you for your quiet sacrifices, often unseen but eternally felt. We acknowledge your boundless love, revealed through wisdom that guides, courage that protects, and graces that nurtures. Today, we are celebrating YOU.

You mould society’s moral compass, being the unsung heroes who anchor families, ignite aspirations, and forge legacies that outlast time.

At ABUAD we witness daily how the values you instil become the foundation stones upon which scholars and stewards build a better future of purpose. 

As Vice-Chancellor, and having witnessed firsthand how transformative fatherhood shapes insightful leaders and successful changemakers, I commend your tireless dedication. Your humility, wisdom, and enduring personality leave indelible imprints on every life you touch. 

Profound thanks to the Almighty Father, the Creator of us all, for the blessing of today. I pray that we continue to enjoy the cherished gift of fatherhood, now and always.

Happy Father’s Day!