Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has promised a donation of N5 million to the best graduating student of the Lagos State University (LASU) and post-graduate scholarship.
Sanwo-Olu made the promise at during LASU’s 24th Convocation ceremony which held on Wednesday, December 16.
The Governor, who is still in self-isolation after contracting coronavirus, joined the event virtually from the State House, Marina.
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Oladimeji Shotunde, a student whose mother is a trader and his father a mechanic, is the recipient of the donation and scholarship after he emerged the overall best graduating student.
The 22-year-old graduated from the Department of Business Administration in the Faculty of Management Science, with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.95.
Also, Sola Olabanjo, a Master’s degree graduate from the department of Computer Science, who scored a CGPA of 5.0, will also receive a N5 million grant from the office of the Lagos state governor, Sanwo-Olu.
The state governor made a vow to both exceptional students, saying;
Once you have thought out what you want to do, the state government has employment for you, the state government has scholarship for you to help you achieve your academic excellence to whatever level you so desire to have it.
Reacting to this, Oladimeji Shotunde took to Facebook after the ceremony to deliver a vote of thanks.
Below is a video of Sanwo-Olu promising to make monetary donations and grant scholarships to both exceptional students;
FLASH: Governor @jidesanwoolu today announced N5 million cash donation to the best Graduating student in @LASUOfficial, Oladimeji Shotunde and a Msc graduand. He also approved scholarships for their further studies to any level.#LASU24thConvocation@TokunboWahab @osaelagos pic.twitter.com/3zR6mrNb8v
— Gawat Jubril A. (@Mr_JAGss) December 17, 2020
