Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Saturday celebrated students from across public and private schools in Kwara State who posted impressive results in the recently held Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The governor, who said he was glad to receive the reports, described as ‘heartwarming’ the result of Master Samuel Olanrewaju Oluwasemilore of Government Secondary School, Omu Aran, who scored 358 in the exam.
Daily Trust on Sunday’s checks however revealed that Master Adeleke Abdulbasit of Federal Staff Secondary Schools, Adewole Ilorin, got 363 scoring 95 in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with 78 in English.
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The governor further congratulated “the great 30 (students) from Kwara-based Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Model College, who got between 355 and 300 marks in the exam and similar high-performers from other schools in the state,” a statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, added.
According to him, “We are proud of achievements like this; they serve as shining examples for younger ones to work harder, be at their best in their studies, and make their parents and community proud.”
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