Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu attended the 27th convocation ceremony of Lagos State University (LASU) on Thursday. This was disclosed by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Sanwo-Olu on New Media, Jubril Gawat, in a post.
Gawat mentioned that the governor arrived at the LASU Ojo Campus at 12:38 pm.
In his words: “UPDATE: Governor of Lagos state and visitor, Mr @jidesanwoolu’s arrival at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo Campus for the Grand Finale of the 27th convocation ceremony.
“Convocation for the award of Diplomas, First Degrees & Prizes, Postgraduate Diplomas, Higher Degrees & Conferment of Rank Distinguished Professor, Rank of Emeritus Professor and Honorary Doctorate Degrees.”
It was gathered that Sanwo-Olu announced a ₦10 million gift to the overall best graduating student of Lagos State University (LASU), Olaniyi Olawale, who graduated with a CGPA of 4.98 in accounting education.
Sanwo-Olu made this announcement at the grand finale of the university’s 27th convocation ceremony.
Additionally, the governor announced plans to build an 8,200-bed hostel in the university.
Over 11,000 students graduated from the institution.
