Abiodun  Rewards  LASU  Best Student

Governor Dapo Abiodun has awarded the best graduating student of the Lagos State University, Oladimeji Sotunde, a two bedroom bungalow and a cash price of two million naira.

He also awarded the winner of the Globa Open Mathematics Tournament, Faith Odunsi, a laptop and an endowment fund of five million naira.

Abiodun, who announced  these   at the celebration of Ogun Academic Laureates,

also said that his administration would be motivating the Institute of Technology, Igbesa that won the Most Compliant Institution in keeping to guidelines of admissions with the sum of one million Naira.

He announced the donation of a two bedroom bungalow each to the winners of the year 2020 Global Teacher Prize, 2020 African Writers Award and the year 2020 African Union Continental Teacher Prize.

“The state has decided that the minimum we can do for Oladimeji Sotunde is to present him with a two bedroom bungalow with an additional sum of two million naira, we will continue to celebrate excellence, we will continue to motivate excellence, we will continue to support young men and women like you.

“To the Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa who has emerged as the most compliant institution when it came to the process of complying with JAMB requirements, we will continue to support the institution, we are motivating you with a sum of one million naira.

“To Faith, we have decided we are going to invest in you because we can see that the sky can only be the beginning for you, we are giving you a laptop, we are giving you a brand new and powerful one, but, more importantly, we are going to set up an endowment fund for you and we will find that endowment fund, we are going to put a seed money of five million naira into that fund.

“We will also call on our public private sector partners to put money in that endowment fund, the fund will be managed by a financial institution, the interest alone will be enough to pay your school fees and when you come of age, you can decide to catch it in, I congratulate you,” he said.

“The year 2020 Global Teacher Prize has gone to Mr.Olasunkanmi Opeifa, we will be giving you a two bedroom bungalow, the 2020 African Writers Award has gone to Mrs. Oluyemi Oladejo who came first in the 2020 African Writers Award, you will also be getting a two bedroom bungalow, the year 2020 African Union Continental Teacher Prize which was won by Mr. Olalekan Ademola Adeeko, you won the first position in the African Union Continental Teacher Prize award, you will also be getting a two bedroom bungalow,” he said.