Governor of Ekiti State Kayode Fayemi
Thursday presented the 2013 Merit
Award of the State to 16 Nigerians who
have made the state in their chosen
fields.
The awardees include foremost
educationist and first African professor
of physics, the late Prof. Daniel Ojo,
popularly called Ojo Ugbole; literary
giant, Prof. Niyi Osundare; first female
plant nematologist in Africa, Prof.
Funke Egunjobi; pioneer researcher in
the genetics of sickle cell, Prof.
Adeyinka Falusi, and 12 other
outstanding Nigerians.
The 12 others include 17-year old
Olayemi Ajayi who is to represent Nigeria
in Denmark at next year’s Robotic Space
Competition; Joshua Olamiju who had the
best result in the last WASSCE in the
state with nine distinctions, radio
presenter, Chief Akinlade Ojo also
known as Erugale; late Chief Ojo Ajibola;
an indigenous interior decorator, late
Chief James Kolawole; former Scribe of
the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), Dr
Kunle Olajide; former President of the
All–Nigerian Conference of Principals of
Secondary Schools (ANCOPPS)Elder Enoch
Dare and a renowned medical
practitioner, Dr Sanya Olurotimi.
Others are retired Anglican Bishop of
Lagos West, Revd. Peter Adebiyi; elder
statesman and banker, Chief Bandele
Falegan; business mogul, Chief Daniel
Okoli, and presenter and custodian of
Ekiti dialect, Mrs Christian Ademulegun.
The Government Science College Emure-
Ekiti was the best school in the last
WASSCE and Christ’s School Ado Ekiti
bagged the most improved school with an
improvement in the SSCE result from 9%
in 2012 to 99.9% in 2013.
Speaking at the event, Fayemi said Ekiti
people are honourable men and women,
adding that it was time conscious efforts
were made to project this positive image
everywhere.
Thursday presented the 2013 Merit
Award of the State to 16 Nigerians who
have made the state in their chosen
fields.
The awardees include foremost
educationist and first African professor
of physics, the late Prof. Daniel Ojo,
popularly called Ojo Ugbole; literary
giant, Prof. Niyi Osundare; first female
plant nematologist in Africa, Prof.
Funke Egunjobi; pioneer researcher in
the genetics of sickle cell, Prof.
Adeyinka Falusi, and 12 other
outstanding Nigerians.
The 12 others include 17-year old
Olayemi Ajayi who is to represent Nigeria
in Denmark at next year’s Robotic Space
Competition; Joshua Olamiju who had the
best result in the last WASSCE in the
state with nine distinctions, radio
presenter, Chief Akinlade Ojo also
known as Erugale; late Chief Ojo Ajibola;
an indigenous interior decorator, late
Chief James Kolawole; former Scribe of
the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), Dr
Kunle Olajide; former President of the
All–Nigerian Conference of Principals of
Secondary Schools (ANCOPPS)Elder Enoch
Dare and a renowned medical
practitioner, Dr Sanya Olurotimi.
Others are retired Anglican Bishop of
Lagos West, Revd. Peter Adebiyi; elder
statesman and banker, Chief Bandele
Falegan; business mogul, Chief Daniel
Okoli, and presenter and custodian of
Ekiti dialect, Mrs Christian Ademulegun.
The Government Science College Emure-
Ekiti was the best school in the last
WASSCE and Christ’s School Ado Ekiti
bagged the most improved school with an
improvement in the SSCE result from 9%
in 2012 to 99.9% in 2013.
Speaking at the event, Fayemi said Ekiti
people are honourable men and women,
adding that it was time conscious efforts
were made to project this positive image
everywhere.
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