Oladimeji Shotunde, aged 22 breaks LASU 37 years’ record with 4.95 CGPA as overall Best Student

Dimeji Shotunde, aged 22 years was recently listed to have graduated as the overall best graduating student of the Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo Campus, after he emerged with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CPGA) of 4.95 from a total CGPA of 5.00 scale academic performance.

LASU is celebrating Oladimeji Shotunde to have set a new CGPA record in the 37 years of establishment of the institution, in which no student had ever achieved.

Oladimeji, who hails from Abeokuta South L.G.A, in Ogun State, graduated from the department of Business Administration, from the Lagos State University, will be decorated on Wednesday, 16th of December 2020 at the LASU Ojo campus 24th Convocation Ceremony of the Lagos State University.

Oladimeji lauded his parent for their support, adding that education is the bed rock of any civilized country.

He cited his peculiar parental circumstance, adding “my dad is a mechanic and my mom a trader but they place premium values on education, as I still help my mom to stay at her petty trading shop, to grind pepper with the aid of the grinding machine.”

According to him, overtime he had noticed that the Federal and State government and the Nigeria society barely rewards academically excellence hence the Nigeria youth resolve to mundane extra-curricular activities which has continually defeats the essence of educational pursuit among the Nigerian youth.

He lamented the lack of proper government and corporate organization recognition to academic excellence.

He then mentioned the recently concluded big brother Naija reality show, where Olamilekan Agbeleshe popularly known as Laycon emerged as the BBNaija 2020 Winner, was rewarded with 85 million naira, thereafter the Ogun State Governor Mr. Dapo Abiodun rewarded Laycon with 5 million cash price, a bungalow house at choice area in the state as well as appointed him as youth ambassador in the state.

“How can you motivate the Nigeria youth to excel in pursuit of academically excellence when their academic excellence is repeatedly downplayed and not celebrated by the government and their academic performance is not rewarded accordingly,” Oladimeji queried.

Oladimeji is the founder of the foremost student-led academic platform in Nigeria, EXCEL MINDS Academic Support, an organization that caters for the academic welfarism of over 10,000 members.

He was a pioneer executive of the first campus-led SDGs movement in Nigeria, SDGsACT LASU.

Oladimeji represented Lagos State University as a delegate at the 2018 Edition of the Nigerian International Tertiary Institutions Model United Nations (NITIMUN) Conference, held at Abuja, where he won the much coveted award of “Most Outstanding Male Delegate”.

He was also appointed as a Conference Official for the 2019 edition of the conference and emerged the “Best Conference Official” due to his excellent performance.

Oladimeji Shotunde was among the 50 student leaders, chosen globally in 2019 for the Hesselbein Leadership Summit/Global Academy, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

He was among the 50 Finalists shortlisted across Africa, for the Afresist Youth Leadership Program that held in Kenya.

Oladimeji is a prolific writer and he emerged the prize winner of some Essay competitions held by both professional and humanitarian associations in 2020.

Oladimeji has also won numerous awards and gotten various recommendations, according to a report by lagosspyNG correspondent.

Oladimeji Shotunde can be reached at his personal email: shotundeoladimeji07@gmail.com