Funke Felix-Adejumo Bags Law Degree at Elizade Varsity

Nigerian cleric and author, Bishop Funke Felix-Adejumo, is graduating with a degree in Law from Elizade University, Ondo State, at the institution’s convocation ceremony today (Friday).

Felix-Adejumo returned to school in 2022 at the age of 59 to pursue the law degree, decades after earning her first degree in English Language from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Her husband, Bishop Felix Remi Adejumo, announced the achievement in a congratulatory message shared on Instagram, describing her as a woman of exceptional beauty and intelligence.

“Big congratulations my Darling @ffadejumo, an amazing Woman of inestimable beauty and brain,” he wrote.

He said the law degree marked a significant milestone for their family, adding that she graduated with a first-class result and emerged top of her class.

“Today marks a huge milestone in our family history due to your incredible performance coming out with a First class and top of your class as a Lawyer in equity,” he said.

Adejumo also expressed the family’s pride in her academic achievement and prayed for her as she begins a new phase of her life.

“We as a family are proud of your achievements. The Lord will continually bless you as you enter into a phase of your life.

“You are loved and celebrated,” he added.

Reflecting on the length of her academic journey, Felix-Adejumo said she spent four years pursuing the degree, breaking down the period into months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds.

According to her in a photo shared on her instagram page, the journey lasted 48 months, 576 weeks, 4,032 days, 96,768 hours, 5,806,080 minutes and 348,364,800 seconds.

Felix-Adejumo is a preacher, author and speaker known for her work on women’s empowerment, family values and personal development. She is the president of the Funke Felix-Adejumo Foundation and convener of the annual Women on the Winning Edge Conference.