The ondo state Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has displayed his love for excellent performance as he announced a donation of a brand new Car to the State Indigene that had overall best results from Russia University, Dr Oladotun Victor Olalusi and other cash Awards for other students and pupils who made the state proud in national and international competitions.
Mimiko announced these at the Celebration of Excellence organized by The State Government to honour indigenes of the state who had made the state proud.
The elaborate ceremony held at the Ondo State Cultural Center, Alagbaka with many dignitaries including The wife of the Governor, Mrs Olukemi Mimiko, Deputy Governor, Alhaji Abdulazeez Oluboyo and his wife, Fatima.
Others are members of the Ondo State Executive, Traditional rulers led by their State Chairman and Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom, Oba Victor Kiladejo, top government functionaries amongst others..
Other cash Award from the Governor are :N250,000 to the best Primary School Teacher in Nigeria, Mr Taiwo Alade, N200,000 for the second best teacher in Nigeria, Mr Olawale Olajide Ezekiel,
Others are:N100, 000 for 2015 first position of Cowbell Mathematics Competition in Nigeria, Mr Akinkuowo Ayodeji Femi, N75,000 for second best position, Adewale-Fasoro Titilayo, N100, 000 for the First position of 2015 NTA/ETV children Science and technology Expo Abuja, Mr Arife Jamiu, N100, 000 for the first position Art in Nigeria, Adetunji Boluwatife amongst others..
Dr Oladotun Victor Olalusi an Akure born made a First Class and overall best result of CGP of Five Points from the department of Medicine at the University of Moscow, Russia in June, 2013.
He said the gesture is to recognize and encourage the Awardees and others to move to a greater height as he vowed to continue to invest heavily in Education added that education remain his first priority.
Mimiko who described Dr Oladotun as a first class product in all ramifications and converted all challenges to opportunities in far away Russia, enjoined the Awardees and others to always strive to do better in all their endeavors..
He submitted that with the present crop of the best brain from Ondo State and the rest that the future of Nigeria is brighter and that he had rendered a sacrificial service to the people of Ondo State as Governor in the last Six years.
Governor mimiko thanked the commissioner for education for the programme and promised that it would continue to be an event to encourage ondo state students to go for exellence in their endeavors.
He said his administration would continue to invest in education particularly by democratizing access to it to bridge the gap between the rich and the downtrodden.
The Governor who enjoined the students and pupils not to shy away from politics said politics is a means of acquiring power for the betterment of lives of people.I
Wife of the Ondo State Governor Mrs Olukemi Mimiko who is the Guest Speaker at occasion enjoined parents to see their roles to their children as sacred duty to mold and better their lives.
She stressed the importance of good education noting that,it is what they gathered over the years that will make them excelled and distinguished them among their pears.
Special Guest of honour Prof Oladipupo Adamolekun stressed that,recognizing excellence fire ambition and aspiration of the young and urged government at all levels to key into the Ondo State example for recognising exellence. .
Welcoming the large dignitaries to the occasion Ondo State Commissioner for Education, Jide Adejuyigbe who thanked the awardees for making the state proud said the award which is the first of its kind is to encourage students to excel noted that the ceremony would continue to be an annual event.
The guest of honour, Dr Oladotun Victor Olalusi the best Medical Student from Russia University and awardees of many national laurels said young people must take hard work seriously and lauded the initiative of the mimiko led administration as second to none in Nigeria.
