Oyo State Government awards scholarship

Oyo State Government awards scholarship to best WASSCE students, launches ETF

EMINENT personalities and corporate organisations, including traditional rulers, captains of industries, philanthropists and political class, on Tuesday, donated towards the Oyo State Education Trust Fund.

This was as the state government awarded full schorlarship and free admission to Technical University, Ibadan, to the two best students of the state who came first and second in the West Africa Secondary School Examination (WASSCE)

Governor Abiola Ajimobi announced the scholarships to the two students, Miss Irabor Isabelle Gelegu and Master Adekunle Oluwatoni Adedigba of Oritamefa Baptist Model School, who scored A1 in all subjects to emerge the best students in Nigeria in the 2017 WASSCE.

Ajimobi said the ETF would go a long way in restoring the education legacy of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, saying that the importance of education to the growth of the state and Nigeria could not be overemphasised.

He enjoined all citizens to contribute to the uplift of the sector, so as to be able to restore the pride of the state as the intellectual capital of the nation.

“The wealth of the future does not lie in some natural resources buried underground but in the mind of young learners, and it is our duty to unlock and unleash these potentials,” he said.

The governor appreciated the state House of Assembly and the board of Oyo State ETF, led by Chief (Mrs) Onikepo Akande, for making the dream of floating a fund that would change the face of education in the state a reality.

In his remarks, the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akinolu said all hands must be on deck to restore the glory of education in the country.

“I am very happy to be here. I was given good education here in Ibadan at Sabo Memorial School. I visited the school on Monday and the state I met the school is not encouraging.

“So, with this gesture by the state government, education will be restored in the state. I will contribute to this noble objective and will continue to support the ETF,” he said.