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The Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has disclosed how solving Mathematics saved him from insanity during his 27 months incarceration during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon.
He said he disliked Maths as a subject while in the secondary school, the subject actually became his saving grace while he was undergoing over a year incarceration by the military junta.
He spoke when he hosted the academic laureates who did Ogun State proud in various academic competitions, at his residence in Abeokuta.
He advised the laureates not to prioritise any subject above others.
Soyinka noted said that the efforts of the present administration in Ogun on education was evident in the emergence of the academic laureates who have shown great excellence and exploits.
He further encouraged the laureates to always have an holistic sense of integration and interaction of subjects, which he said would help them to excel in all spheres of life.
Speaking at the event, Governor Abiodun, while highlighting some of the achievements of his administration in the education sector, promised to continue to sustain and uphold the legacy of the founding fathers who strived to make Ogun a citadel of education.
The governor represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, enjoined the awardees to thrive in giving their best and promised that the state would continue to create an enabling environment for learners to excel.
“We are indeed proud of all our academic laureates who have distinguished themselves in different competitions. And as a state, we promise to continue to put in the required provisions that will continue to aid teaching and learning activities that will produce more academic giants,” the governor said.
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