Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Governor, has rewarded Olaniyi Olawale, the overall best-graduating student of Lagos State University (LASU), with N10 million naira.
News About Nigeria reports that the governor announced this on Thursday at the university’s 27th convocation grand finale in Lagos.
In a tweet by Jubril Gawat, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Olawale received the gift in recognition of his outstanding academic achievement.
Olawale, a student of accounting education, graduated with a CGPA of 4.98.
He wrote, “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.”
Several distinguished individuals received honorary doctorate degrees at the event.
These included former Lagos State Governor and ex-Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi; and Oba Saheed Elegushi of the Elegushi Kingdom in Lagos.
Fashola was honoured with a Doctor of Humane Letters in Urban and Rural Community Development and Youth Empowerment.
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, was awarded a Doctor of Law in Education, Community, and National Development.
Lagos State Governor’s wife, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, was honoured with a Doctor of Humane Letters in Child Healthcare, Environmental Development, and Women Empowerment.
Oba Elegushi was awarded a Doctor of Arts in Broadcasting, Community Integration, and Human Rights Advocacy.
The Oniba of Iba Kingdom, Oba Sulaimon Raji-Ashade, received a Doctor of Humane Letters in Grassroots Development, while Pastor Daniel Olukoya, General Overseer of Mountain of Fire, was honoured with a Doctor of Science in Genetics and Biotechnology.
In total, 10,183 students graduated from LASU for the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 academic years, with 282 earning first-class honours.
The university also awarded postgraduate diplomas, academic and professional master’s degrees, doctorates in philosophy, and professional doctorates to 1,604 students.
