Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola yesterday announced award of scholarship to the winner of essay 2021 Independence Day competition, Faith Adegboyega, a pupil of Fakunle Comprehensive High School, Osogbo.
While the governor was receiving Faith, who came first in the secondary school category and other winners of 2021 edition of the essay competition at the state secretariat, he said: “The scholarship for Faith will see her through school up to the university level in any public institution of her choice in the country.”
Oyetola added: “The emergence of Faith as winner of the secondary school category is a signpost of my administration’s commitment to the provision of adequate, quality, equitable, functional and affordable education for Osun youths.
“I urge teachers to continue to discharge their responsibilities to pupils with utmost fear of God and total commitment to the teaching profession.”
The Commissioner for Regional Integration and Special Duties, Olalekan Badmus, said: “We received 700 entries from 34 participating schools. Entries were also received from 23 local governments and also from non-indigenes.”
“After scrutiny of the final 25 contestants in secondary and tertiary category, the three best candidates who emerged winners were: Adegboyega Abisola Faith from Fakunle Comprehensive High School, Olaniyi Inioluwa Opeyemi from Ambassadors College Ile-Ife and Onwugbofor Happiness from Our Lady and St. Francis College – for the secondary school category.
The winners for the tertiary institution category were: Adeyemo Victor Ayodeji from Bowen University, Ayoola Victor Oluwagbemiga from University of Ibadan and Ademuyi Stella Jesuloluwa from Adeleke University, Ede.
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