By Demi Adeniyi
No fewer than 203 indigent students who are indigenes of Eti-Osa Local Government, in various tertiary institutions have benefited from scholarships and bursary from the Council Chief, Hon. Saheed Adesegun-Bankole.
While each of the three students won N250,000 scholarships, the remaining 200 lucky indigent students got N20,000 bursary.
Presenting the awards to the beneficiaries, the Local Government Chairman Hon. Saheed Adesegun-Bankole said the awards is to help in boosting the morale of the students, many of whose educational attainments were threatened by poverty.
The Chairman who was represented by the Vice Chairman, Omooba Adeola Adetoro Adeyanju commended the awardees for winning the bursary and urged them to continue to justify the confidence reposed in them by the council chief by continuing to win the awards.
Adeyanju who also doubles as the supervisor for Education congratulated the recipients, especially the scholarship awardees who received N250,000 this year for best academic performances. She urged every student to strive to do better because they are laying the foundation for a brighter future.
This year, 200 bursary beneficiaries were given the sum of N20,000 each, while the sum of N250,000 was given as a scholarship to three beneficiaries with excellent academic performances. Interestingly one of the scholarship beneficiaries has remained consistent for some years now keeping her grades high, Miss Hikmat Maiyegun, a final year Medical Surgery Student at the Lagos State University College of Medicine. She expressed her gratitude to the Chairman and his able Vice for always supporting her dream and she promised to give back to society from her wealth of knowledge when the time comes.
The Chairman of the Bursary Awards Committee, Alhaji Tajudeen Olukolu, encouraged scholarship recipients also by focusing on their studies and avoiding unnecessary distractions.
Leader of the House Hon. Muftau Bolaji Ogundero and other Members of the Legislative Council. Members of the Executive council, Special Advisers and Senior Special advisers happily cheered the recipients who all fall into the various wards they represent.