LASUED to honour Sanwo-Olu, Obasa, Bamiro at maiden convocation

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudasiru Obasa; and former Chief Judge of the state, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), are among six persons to receive recognition awards at the maiden convocation of the Lagos State University of Education, Oto-Ijanikin.

The Vice-Chancellor of LASUED, Prof. Bidemi Lafiaji-Okuneye, disclosed this on Thursday at a pre-convocation press conference held on the university’s premises.

Others to receive the awards at the convocation, scheduled for next Thursday, are former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Olufemi Bamiro; Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab; and Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Tertiary Education, Owolabi Ajani.

Lafiaji-Okuneye said the awardees were being recognised for their contributions to scholarship, leadership and public service, as well as their roles in the institution’s transformation from a college of education into a university.

She said, “They have attained exceptional distinction in their respective fields, influenced lives through scholarship, leadership and public service, and contributed to the progress of Lagos State.

“Their support and contribution to the historic transformation of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education and Michael Otedola College of Primary Education into Lagos State University of Education make this recognition particularly meaningful to our institutional story.”

The vice-chancellor also highlighted Sanwo-Olu’s role in signing the bill establishing the university on February 2, 2022, after its passage by the state House of Assembly on November 15, 2021.

She disclosed that 2,486 students made up the 2025/2026 graduating class, comprising 84 First Class, 891 Second Class Upper Division, 1,286 Second Class Lower Division, 224 Third Class and one Pass.

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