Social media users decry N100k prize for OAU best graduating student (Read Details)

Nigerians on social media have criticised the N100,000 prize awarded to one Lawal Oluwafemi, the Best Graduating Student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), for the 2017/2018 session.

Lawal was presented with his prize at the convocation of the university. The youngman shared the news on His Twitter page on Saturday and users of the platform have been congratulating him.

Besides congratulating Lawal, Twitter users have also pointed out that the prize money was too small.

Critics of the prize money weighed Lawal’s prize against the N30 million that the winner of the last Big Brother Naija reality TV show went home with.

Lawal, who graduated with B.Sc Accounting from OAU, had tweeted? “Two days ago, I graduated from the Obafemi Awolowo University as the Best Graduating Student for the 2017/2018 session with a historic 4.98 CGPA out of a possible 5.0.”

He added that, for four consecutive times, he was also the overall best candidate in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria’s professional exams.

In all, he had won 14 awards in ICAN, with another 22 academic awards, all within the space of four years.

“[It] can only be God!,” he concluded.

See reactions to his tweet:

2 days ago, I graduated from the Obafemi Awolowo University as the Best Graduating Student 17/18 session with a historic 4.98 CGPA of 5.0.
Was also the Best Overall 4 times in ICAN professional exams with 14 awards.
BSc Accounting & 22 academic awards in 4 years. Can only be God! pic.twitter.com/vVW2SXnePv

— Lawal Oluwafemi (@phlawalmoses) December 14, 2019

I thought nobody saw it. In the same country where winner of BBN went home with 30million Naira and add-ons. Before you come to tell me that private companies sponsored BBN, let me state here that there is nothing wrong for private companies to look in the direction of education.

— Samuel Ogunwusi (@SamuelOguns7) December 14, 2019