Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), the brainchild of Aare Afe Babalola, a frontline legal icon, has splashed N28.5 million on its students and some members of staff as a reward for their diligence, honesty and hard work.
Babalola, who was assisted by former Minister of Information, Prof. Dora Akunyili, Ekiti state Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Eniola Ajayi and the Vice-Chancellor of ABUAD, Prof. Sidi Osho, presented cheques to the beneficiaries at a lavish dinner in Ado Ekiti recently.
The university doled out N.5m each to students whose Cumulative Grade Point Average stand at 5.0 while those who have CGPA of between 4.5 and 4.9 were given between 75,000.00 and N100,000.00.
Some indigent, but brilliant students were given N.4m each while the university also rewarded most disciplined student, honest and diligent lecturers.
Some non-teaching staff members also benefitted to the tune of between N50,000.00 and N100,000.00.
A total number of 256 students and 20 members of staff received various amounts of money with a promise by the university to do more to encourage diligence, scholarship and good character.
Babalola who reiterated that his aim of establishing the university was to transform the education sector in the country, stated that ABUAD would become the best varsity in Nigeria in the next two years.
He also said that the university was working hard to become one of the best citadels of learning in the next five years.
Commenting, Akunyili said that she was shocked at the facilities she saw at ABUAD, adding that she saw such facilities only in a university in South Korea.
She expressed delight at the institution, which she said, was one of those that would reform the education sector in the country.
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