Okeho Development Association USA/CANADA in their annual scholarship award has doled out scholarship awards to fourteen outstanding students of Okeho origin in tertiary institutions across the country.
This information was contained in a relase announced by Mr Lateef Raji, Chairman Scholarship Awards Committee, and signed by the leadership of ODA including the President of the association Stephen Sola Olakojo, Vice President Lateef Raji, General Secretary Rafiu Adeoye,Treasurer Sarah Oni and Public/Social Secretary Kayode Ogunbode. According to the chairman, the annual scholarship award grant is part of the development project established by the organization to encourage the INDIGENES of Okeholand and its environs to pursue wuality education beyond secondary level so as to fast track mass literacy and general development of Okeho.
Lateef Raji congratulated all the awardees and prayed that the Award grant will stimulate their drive to achieve greater heights in their educational pursuit. He expressed confidence that the gesture will strengthen the ODA’s resolve to chart a progressive course for the all round development of Okeholand.
In the chairman’s words, “On behalf of the ODA USA/Canada, I congratulate all our award recipients and I hope that this award grant will drive your energy to achieve a greater height in your educational pursuit. I am confident that this gesture will strengthen the organization’s resolve to improve the educational progress and development of Okeholand.”
The lucky beneficiaries were listed as
Shittu, Ilyaaz Olawale, 100 level, Surveying and geoinformatics, Federal University of Ado Ekiti.
Ganiyu, Abd Rahmon, 100 level, Computer Science, University of Ilorin.
Tijani, Ismoeel Olalere, 200 level, Educational Management, University of Ibadan.
Raji, Islamiyat Adeola, 200 level, Nursing, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho.
Waheed, Basit Adebayo, 100 level, Mathematics, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri.
Oyedemi, Lydia Ayanfeoluwa, 100 level, Medecine and Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
Hammed, Isiaq Olamide, 100 level, Chemistry Education, University of Ibadan.
Bello, Abdullahi Olawale, 100 level, Civil Engineering, University of Ibadan.
Sulaimon, Mufeed Temitayo, 100 level, Biochemistry, Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
Olalere, Peter Oluwadamilola, HND 2, Building Technology, Federal Polytechnic Offa.
Adeleke, Abiezer Eyitayo, 100 level, Mechanical Engineering, University of Ibadan.
Gbenusola, Abdsamad, 200 level, Computer Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho.
Maradesa, Faisat Olabisi, 100 level, Consumer/Home Economics Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology , Ogbomosho.
Alaba, Titus Jesudunjoyin, 200 level, Mathematics, University of Ibadan.
According to the associations publicoty secretary, Okeho Development Association, USA branch, elected its going first officials in June 2021.
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