Standup9ja: Ambode adopts LASU best graduating student, gives him scholarship, N5 million cash
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has adopted a son, Fuad Adetoro Ogunsanya, who survived two eyes surgeries to emerge as the best graduating student of the Lagos State University (LASU) in the 2017/2018 convocation ceremony.
Ogunsanya, who
bagged 4.78 Cummulative Gross Point (CGPA) in Business Administration,
had earlier in the valedictory speech narrated his rag-to-fame story. He
also shared with the gathering his battle with cataract that affected
his two eyes and how he underwent two surgeries at the University of
Ibadan Teaching Hospital (UCH) to have the eye defects corrected.
After I underwent
the first surgery, the cataract affected the second eye and I had to
undergo the second surgery successfully. My eyes' problems disrupted my
academic pursuit for three years and I had to start all over again.
“Though, I
wanted to study Accounting but when I applied to LASU, I was admitted
for Business Administration because I was told the Accounting programme
has some issues at the time," Ogunsanya said.
Fuad Adetoro Ogunsanya, who survived two eyes surgeries to emerge as the best graduating student of the Lagos State University (LASU) in the 2017/2018 convocation ceremony held in Lagos today. PHOTOS BY: Benedict Uwalaka. |
Apparently moved
by Ogunsanya narration, Ambode said he would adopt him as a son. He also
said he would be giving the best graduating student a scholarship to
study at any choice school of his/her preference, anywhere in the world.
"Yours was a
moving story and I'm assuring you that you can chose and study at
anywhere in the world. And because you are also the best graduating
student, I will be giving you, N5 million," the Governor said.
Ambode also
revealed plans by his administration to give necessary support that will
see to the accreditation of all courses in the University even as he
promised the commencement of work on the varsity's 6,000 bed spaces
hostel.
The
university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, said a total of
29,710 graduands are participating in the convocation programme, with
201 for Diplomas, 21, 481 for Bachelor Degree programmes (regular and
external degree), 7,982 for Post Graduate programmes and 46 for PhD
programmes.
He added that a total of 36 graduating students bagged First Class grades.
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