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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
My thanks go to God my Father and the Father of all mankind. He who has graciously given
me life and all privileges, He enabled me to engage in and successfully complete this work.
May His Name be exalted for ever.
I have the privilege to acknowledge my kind Thesis Supervisor, Dr. Taiwo Asaolu (Associate
Professor) of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife. He saw to the successful accomplishment
of the work. He remains a mentor to me as he stood by me through all odds from the beginning
to the end. He has lovingly prayed for me all through, a Jonathan of today’s generation and a
reliable master to me. I also thank my amiable Head of Department Dr. Enyi P. Enyi, whose
timely coming to the Department of Accounting facilitated my thesis work. He graciously
served as Co-Supervisor to my work. May the Lord bless him and his family.
Professor Emmanuel N. Emenyonu who was on Sabbatical from Southern Connecticut State
University, the United States of America to Covenant University was a-Moses God-sent to me
during this period; an astute professor who rescued my PhD work at a crisis period at the onset.
I most graciously thank him. I thank Professor Famous Izedonmi, who gave me the privilege of
being in Covenant University. He also has his contribution to this work.
I would like to thank Professor Olusola Ojo, a father and dogged defender of the academic
less-privileged like me. My acknowledgement can not be complete without the mention of our
mother Professor Aize Obayan, Vice Chancellor, Covenant University, and Deacon Yemi
Nathaniel, Pioneer Registrar of Covenant University, I thank both of them for a worthy
university administration. I also thank my worthy fathers and Professors in the college, namely:
Professor Josiah A.T. Ojo, Professor Mathew Ajayi, Professor Cyril S. Ige, Professor Joseph
Bello and Professor J.O Bello of Petroleum Engineering; also Professor S.O Otokiti, Professor
Don Ike, Professor A.K Omideyi, Professor T.O Fadayomi and Professor D. Omoweh. Worthy
of immense thanks is Professor Awonuga, Dean of Post Graduate School. I am highly indebted
to Dr. Wunmi Olayiwola, Dr. Ranti Ogunrinola, Dr. Tola Owolabi of Pan African University,
Dr. D. Mukoro, Dr. J. Ayam,
Mr. Francis Iyoha, Mr. Henry Okodua, Oleh Ogbu, Vincent Olumuyiwa, Tope Fadipe and Mrs.
Mary Femi. I must also thank my brother Josiah Owolabi of the Federal College of Education
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