…As Sanwo-Olu appoints ex student union leaders aides
By Lukman Olabiyi
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday announced increment in bursary, scholarship grant for indigene students.
The governor also appointed four former leaders of the Student Union Government (SUG), in Lagos tertiary institutions as Special Assistant.
The appointees were Eniola Opeyemi, Kayode Samuel, Giwa Moor and Adeola Adewunmi.
Sanwo-Olu increased the bursary allowance for students of Lagos origin to N60,000 and scholarship grant from N200, 000 to N225,000 for both indigene and non-indigines of the state as well as the poor.
The governor made the announcement at a One-Day interactive session between the governor, students’ union leaders and stakeholders in the state.
The event with the theme “Students as Strategic Partners in the Governance Process : Challenges and Prospects for the Youth Development”, was attended by all the student unions’ leaders across the state.
Sanwo-Olu told the students they are ‘important stakeholders in the governance of Lagos State’. He urged them to believe in themselves, adding that the country expects so much from them.
” The country is about you and believes in you. You have to believe in yourselves too,” he admonished them.
The Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Tolani Sule, said the interactive session was a further demonstration of Sanwo-Olu’s administration’s commitment to quality tertiary education and youth development.”
He commended the management of Lagos owned universities and the students for avoiding any students unrest and industrial disharmony that could warrant strike or closure of any of the state owned institutions
The Commissioner also thanked the governor for making students and staff welfare a top priority of the state government as well as embarking on infrastructural development projects across campuses.
The guest speaker for the event, former Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University, Professor Lanre Fagbohun, urged government to be sincere adding that ‘ where there is sincere governance, students are always supportive.’
Fagnohun further urged government to always make room for consultation with the students adding that students need constant thorough support.
He mentioned investments in nfrastructure, provision of subsidised servuces suchas transportation, health care and , internet service as some of the ways government can make students feel its impact.
He, however, urged the students to be ‘discipline and responsive leaders’ and stay away from drugs.