Samuel Oluolamide Adebanjo, an indigene of Isaara in Remo North, Ogun State, has graduated as the Best Graduating Student of Lagos State University (LASU) with a 4.97 out of 5.00 cumulative grade point average in the 2025/2026 academic session. He recorded the third-highest CGPA in the 43-year history of the university and emerged as the top student in both the Faculty of Engineering and the Department of Aerospace Engineering. His achievement has been described as historic by the National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS), which issued a statement praising his academic excellence.
Ààrẹ Oluwafemi Àjàyí, National President of NAOSS, signed the statement and called Adebanjo's accomplishment globally significant. The association emphasized that Aerospace Engineering is a rigorous discipline, making the feat even more remarkable. NAOSS stated that Adebanjo exemplifies the intellectual capacity of Nigerian students and represents the potential of the nation's youth. The group also highlighted Ogun State's tradition of producing exceptional minds and referred to the state as the Gateway State that continues to produce outstanding Nigerians.
NAOSS called on the Ogun State Government, Federal Government, private sector and other institutions to support Adebanjo with scholarships, employment opportunities, research funding and mentorship. Àjàyí said the association would continue to celebrate Ogun State students who excel nationally and urged others to emulate Adebanjo's discipline, brilliance and commitment to excellence. The group described him as a global-worthy star and insisted that recognition should go beyond words to include tangible opportunities.
NAOSS celebrates Adebanjo's academic success while immediately calling for external support to sustain it, revealing that recognition alone is not seen as sufficient. If excellence is to be truly valued, the institutions being asked to step in must respond with more than praise.
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