Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Mikhail Tokunbi Abiru FCA has congratulated and admonished the recipients of Annual Senator Mikhail Tokunbo Abiru Bursary Award to focus on their study and give it their best shot so as to achieve their target goal in life.
According to Senator Abiru who made this known to newsmen during the presentation of bursary award to 600 indigent students in higher institution of learning in his Senatorial District on Thursday 14th October, 2021 said the bursary award was in fulfilment of one of his campaign promises to the students and as well prepare them for global readiness.
The well attended academic event which took place at Lagos State Polytechnic 500 seat capacity auditorium no doubt brought students from different from higher institution of learning in the state, government functionaries, businessmen and women not leaving out the traditional rulers from Lagos metropolis which made the event a colourful and memorable one.
Meanwhile, the students in their response poured encomium on Senator Abiru for setting up the educational support initiative to assist the indigent students and promised to make good use of the opportunity accorded them while they also reciprocated with presentation of awards to the Senator for his exemplary leadership gesture.
The encomium never seized coming as Obas and academia present at the bursary award kept praising the senator for raising the bar noting that the good gesture will keep other students on their toes; put in more effort in their academic pursuit in order to benefit from the subsequent edition.
They however, stressed further that the gesture will not only enhance the level of academic advancement but will also translate to socioeconomic as well as political growth and development in the state and Nigeria as a whole.
