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From Laide Raheem, Abeokuta
The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has been commended for appointing two Best Graduating Students at the University of Lagos 50th Convocation as Education Ambassadors of the state and rewarding the duo with a sum of N10m each.
This commendation was contained in a statement jointly signed by the NAOSS National President and the Public Relations Officer (PRO) Kehinde Thomas and Olubodun Lekan, respectively, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
The governor had announced the appointment of Samuel Badekale and Haroun Adebakin as Education Ambassadors following their emergence as the Best Graduating Students having scored Grade Point Average of 5.0.
The duo also got cash rewards of N10m each from the governor.
In the statement made available to newsmen on Saturday, NAOSS hailed the governor for his large heart and reward for a academic excellence.
The umbrella body of Ogun State students noted that the governor’s decision to honour the NAOSS members is a laudable feat worthy of emulation by other governors in the country, noting that the gesture would spur other students in the state to aim for enviable height.
According to the statement, Governor Abiodun’s sterling performance and exemplary leadership has always been a thing of pride to them.
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It added that his administration’s unprecedented positive impact on the education sector has made Ogun to become the leading light among the comity of states in Nigeria.
It further observed that since 2019 when the incumbent governor assumed office, students of Ogun State origin have been given a new lease of life with prompt payment of bursaries and other opportunities capable of enhancing their academic pursuit and lives.
While emphasizing that the governor has raised the bar by rewarding Badekale and Adebakin with ambassadorship and cash, the students association noted that the rewards will boost their confidence and reinforce their trust in the governor as passionate lover of excellence.
“On behalf of Ogun State students, NAOSS wants to salute Governor Dapo Abiodun for this latest kind reward gestures to two of our members who emerged the best graduating students during the 50th Convocation ceremony of the University of Lagos. We say a big thank you to the governor for his large heart and laudable reward system.
“Since he took over the mantle of leadership in 2019, fortunes of students in the state have improved significantly. Bursaries are paid, while all the state-owned tertiary institutions have witnessed physical and infrastructural turn-around”.
“Apart from that, our members have been availed with different kinds of opportunities, which have made positive impacts on our lives. Worthy of note is that he doesn’t discriminate the choice of beneficiaries for the cash gifts being extended to outstanding graduating students of higher institutions within the state, regardless of their individual state of origin.
“In fact, students from other states schooling in the Ogun State-owned higher institutions have benefited more from this kind gesture. Also, the governor has surpassed records of his predecessors, by attending approximately every convocation ceremonies of the higher institutions owned by the state, as well as putting smiles on the faces of the respective best graduating students from each institution.
“We strongly believe that giving such huge rewards to Adebakin and Badekale for bolstering the enviable position of Ogun on the global map, will goad the duo to continue on the path of greatness laid down by the exemplars in the state. This is particularly so when they say that reward for hard work is more work”. The statement stated.
