Prof Mimiko, who disclosed this at a reception organized in his honour by the University, expressed optimism that recommendations of the conference are capable of solving the country's numerous problems.
Principal officers, staff and students of the institution trooped out en masse in wide jubilation when they heard the news of the VC's arrival after four months at the National confab.
The Vice Chancellor, who is one of the delegates at the National confab, had been away in the last four months representing Ondo state.
The top management of the institution led by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof Rotimi Ajayi expressed happiness and excitement over his successful participation at the confab and safe return to the University.
Prof Mimiko, who said he was delighted to have participated in the confab and also to be back after four months described his experience at the confab as worthwhile.
According to him "we did what we needed to do, I think, overall and with all sense of modesty, we discharged our responsibility most creditably and we feel proud of the profundity of the outcome of the conference deliberation"
He said the greatest achievement of the institution is not in infrastructure but it is the area of institutionalization of procedures robustness of academic and detached-academic programmes, capacity building and research accomplishment.
These according to him, "are the frameworks for effective University governance, and ultimately the defining elements of a good University. It is this that made it possible for our University to run seamlessly for four months in the absence of the VC."
The VC therefore charged the students to always appreciate the critical place of leadership and the choices they make in life, how they define their future for good or bad.
"For me, the core leadership values must be borne in mind and held up by all leaders at all times, these are vision; character; capacity; and courage'.
Earlier, while welcoming the VC, the DVC, Prof Rotimi Ajayi, who described the nomination of the VC as a higher call to service, said the conference is important for him to proffer solutions to the myriads of socio-political and ethnic challenges currently facing the nation.
'I also realized it was also a privilege for the Vice Chancellor, given his brilliant pedigree, his resourcefulness and wealth of experience as a distinguished professor of political science and an astute University administrator to contribute to the national discourse in the interest of our nation.
The DVC assured that the staff have worked assiduously when the VC was not around adding that "we strove hard to uphold the integrity of the university on all occasion and did not compromise discipline among staff and students."
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