LASG splashes N2million on best 2023 WAEC students
By Adeola Ogunrinde
The Lagos state government has awarded the outstanding students in the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) with the sum of 2 million naira.
The cash prizes were presented to the beneficiaries from six educational districts in partnership with Success Box Academic Excellence Award.
Speaking at the event held at Conference Room of the Ministry of Basic and secondary education, Alausa, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Jamiu Alli-Balogun, said that the state government was committed to develop its educational system starting with employment of qualified teachers and ensuring they receive consistent trainings that could make them compete favourably with their counterparts in the world.
Alli-Balogun, who applauded the students for the feats, said that they have exhibited the competence and displayed the quality of teachings they received from their teachers, promising continual support for the upgrading of primary and secondary schools in the state.
The Commissioner said “Lagos State government can boast a standard public schools that can be compared to any schools in the world and going with there performance of the students and also with the committments of the government education and also organising of educational.
“We also appreciate our teachers that shows that they can teach our students and enable them achieve the future that we want for them to attain as well as prepare the students for their career path. And that is the essence of the motivation that comes in terms of cash award for the students to augment their finances, particularly some of them that are already gained admission into higher institution of learning.”
Also speaking, the technical partner and Chief Executive Officer Chronicles Software Development Company, Mr Oluwatosin Koyejo, said that the Success Box Academic Excellence Award was aimed at celebrating students in Lagos State public schools for their academic stride.
Koyejo said that the whole essence of the initiative was to encourage the students to brace up and improve on their learning process.
“Today, we brought together best students across Lagos state public schools and to celebrate them for their academic strides and the selection was based on merit. This year we commited 2 million naira for the best WAEC students for the Lagos State public schools and the goal is to ensure that students that have done extremely well are rewarded and not just with a hand shake but also with something to commensurate their efforts as they go along. It’s our own commitment to support education across all dimensions. he said
Koyejo added that the 2 million naira would be increased to 5 million naira next year and promised to include more students into the net and spread the award outside the shores of Lagos State.
The names of the awardees were; Akinkuowo Daniel Olatishe who received the sum of One Million naira while Akintunde Naomi, Jacob Ekeminabassi, Mulero Rahael Bello, Rihamat Ajoke and Asokere Mawanu received two hundred thousand naira each.
Speaking on behalf of recipients of the award, Oluwatise Akinkuowo, who got the best WASSCE’s result in Lagos public schools with an award of over one million naira, thanked the state government for providing an enabling learning environment and engaging students in competitions for academic excellence while appreciating the teachers for their efforts and commitment.
