Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos state governor, has gifted Olaniyi Mubaraq Olawale, the Lagos State University (LASU) best-graduating student, the sum of N10 million.
In a post on X, Jubril Gawat, the senior special assistant
to the governor on new media, said Olaniyi, who studied Accounting Education,
graduated with a CGPA of 4.98.
FLASH: Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu has announced a token of Ten Million Naira (10,000,000) for the overall best graduating student of Lagos State University (@LASUOfficial), Olaniyi Mubaraq Olawale, Accounting Education, who graduated with a CGPA of 4.98.
— Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) June 6, 2024
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He added that the governor rewarded Olaniyi with N10 million
for his outstanding academic feat during the 27th convocation grand finale on
Thursday.
“FLASH: Governor of
Lagos State, Mr #jidesanwoolu has announced a token of N110m for the overall
best-graduating student of Lagos State University (#LASUOfficial), Olaniyi
Mubaraq Olawale, Accounting Education, who graduated with a CGPA of 4.98,” he
wrote.
“Mr Governor made this announcement today at the Lagos State
University (LASU) Grand Finale of the 27th Convocation Ceremony.”
In the video, Sanwo-Olu said the token was gifted to the
22-year-old student to encourage him.
“Graduating with a CGPA of 4.98 is not a small feat, so I
congratulate Olaniyi. This is a moment of great joy, not just for you but for
all of us. To celebrate and to honour you, I announce a token of N10 million,”
he said.
AdvertisementWhile delivering the valedictory speech,
Olaniyi said: “It is with great humility that I address you today as the son of
a wood seller, and a late mother, who defied expectations to emerge from a
faculty wrongly tagged as an asylum for students with low intellectual quotient
or students gifted with courses different from their desires”.
“Without mincing words, I state categorically that I am
neither a low IQ student nor given the course different from my desire. I chose
Accounting Education.”
Last year, the governor also rewarded Aminat Yusuf, LASU’s
2023 best-graduating student, with N10 million.
Yusuf, who studied law at LASU, made history as the first
undergraduate in 40 years to achieve a 5.0 CGPA.
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