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Ogun state offers best graduating student automatic job;

A 25-year-old graduating student of the Gateway (ICT) Polytechnic, Saapade, Ogun State, Miss Opeyemi Adio, has been offered automatic employment in the state civil service.
Adio, who graduated from the Department of Business Administration with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.86 points on a maximum scale of 4.0, was offered employment by Governor Dapo Abiodun for being outstanding in her academic pursuit.

Adio, who emerged as the overall best graduating in the Higher National Diploma (HND) won seven prizes at the third convocation of the polytechnic.

For their outstanding performance, the Governor and Moderator of the polytechnic, Dr. Abiodun, also announced a cash reward of N50,000 to each of the 28 students that obtained Distinction grade.

The governor, however, restated his administration’s commitment to repositioning the state’s education sector for better performance, saying he had brought stability and paid the subventions to other state-owned tertiary institutions.

He urged the students trained for technical, vocational and entrepreneurial exploits to take advantage of the Tech-Hub set up by his administration and make the state and country in particular proud of their inventions and innovations.

The governor charged both the graduating and existing students of the polytechnic to work hard and focused in order to fulfill their dreams.
The governor added: “For some of you who do not know, I am a son of teachers and I was not privileged to a fairly rosy beginning, but it is always better to create a niche for yourself and that is what I did. I decided to chart my own path in the journey of life, and here I am today. “My dear brothers, sisters and children, you can be whoever and whatever you wish to be. All you need to do is to work and pray for the fulfillment of your dreams and you will be there. There is no better way to predict the future but by creating it yourself. “So, as you go out there, I want you to know that this life is full of roses and thorns, but stay focused.

Governor Jide Sanwoolu presented a 3 bedroom apartment & an award of excellence to Mrs. Iyabo Elusakin, The Lagos state teacher who won the award of Overall Best Teacher in Nigeria.