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Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Tuesday announced scholarships to the two students – Miss Irabor Isabelle Gelegu and Master Adekunle Oluwatoni Adedigba – who came first and second in the 2017 WASSCE.

The award include full scholarship and free admission to Technical University, Ibadan.

Ajimobi made this announcement on Tuesday at the official launch of the Oyo State Education Trust Fund held in Ibadan.

Ajimobi stated that the ETF would go a long way in restoring the education legacy of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, saying that the importance of education to the growth of the State and Nigeria alike cannot be overemphasized.

He enjoined all citizens to contribute to the uplift of the sector so asto restore the pride of the State as the intellectual capital of the nation.

“The wealth of the future does not lie in some natural resources buried underground, but in the mind of young learners, and it is our duty to unlock and unleash these potentials.

“The leading countries today are leading not because of their natural resources but because they have the best of brains. They have the mind and the right attitude

“Since the resources that we have do not match the resources that we need, we must take more steps to get to where we desire. We must think out of the box. Oyo ETF is therefore a crucial step in restoring the legacy of the great Chief Obafemi Awolowo who laid example to follow.”

Chairman of the ETF, (Dr) Mrs Onikepo Akande, in her speech assured, that the outcome of the Trust Fund would usher in a new dawn for education in the State.

She said “Education is very critical to the progress of any nation. In the past, education was taken with a high degree of seriousness to the extent that some facilities had to sacrifice one thing or the other to educate their children.

“It is however a sad development to note that the state of education in this same part of the country has become so poor that we cannot be seen to be setting any pace in education as it used to be in the past.

“It is in view of the need to resuscitate the lost glory and the improvement of the quality of education in the State that Governor Ajimobi initiated the idea of the fund and we promise to be prudent with the funds”.

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