Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has honoured two indigenes who emerged as the best graduating students at the 2026 Nigerian Law School ceremony.
The governor rewarded each of them with N5 million and promised to sponsor their postgraduate studies abroad.
He announced the gesture in a Facebook post on Wednesday after hosting the graduates in Ilorin.
The beneficiaries are Israel Adekunle Adeniyi from Offa, who emerged as the overall best graduating student.
Oluwatomisin Promise Daniel from Idofin Igbana finished as the second-best graduating student.
Both graduates studied Law at the University of Ilorin before proceeding to the Nigerian Law School.
AbdulRazaq said he received the two scholars to celebrate their exceptional academic achievements.
“Yesterday in Ilorin, I hosted two academic wonders — Israel Adekunle Adeniyi and Oluwatomisin Promise Daniel — who recently won our state new laurels at the 2026 Nigerian Law School Graduation in Abuja,” he wrote.
“Israel, from Offa, was the overall best graduating student at the ceremony, while Oluwatomisin, an indigene of Idofin Igbana in Oke Ero, was the second-best graduating student for the same year. Both legal scholars graduated from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State.”
The governor said the recognition was intended to celebrate hard work and inspire other students.
“I felt it was necessary to personally honour their hard work, commitment, and brilliance to motivate others to also do well and make their families and our state proud,” he said.
Each graduate received a cash gift of N5 million.
The governor also pledged to fund their Master’s degrees at Ivy League institutions overseas once they secure admission.
“In addition to the cash gifts of N5 million apiece, I was fascinated by their plans of going for their Master’s degrees at some Ivy League institutions across the Atlantic, and I accordingly pledged to fund this academic endeavour once they secure their admission,” he added.
“This is our token of appreciation for their hard work and dedication. We care for excellence and hard work in any field.”
The governor dismissed the notion that education no longer guarantees success.
“In what gives a lie to the ‘school is a scam’ refrain these days, Israel and Oluwatomisin are already doing very well after school as young legal scholars, and I wish them all the best that life has to offer,” he said.
He congratulated the two graduates on their outstanding accomplishments.
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