Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has flagged off the 2026 bursary, scholarship and financial assistance programme for 13,360 students of Ondo State origin in tertiary institutions across Nigeria, with N400m approved for the scheme.
The governor said the beneficiaries comprised 11,907 bursary recipients, 614 scholarship beneficiaries, 239 Law School students, 500 medical students undergoing clinical training and 100 physically challenged students receiving financial assistance.
Speaking at the ceremony held at the Cocoa Conference Centre, Governor’s Office, Alagbaka, Akure on Tuesday, Aiyedatiwa said the intervention was aimed at ensuring that financial constraints did not prevent indigent and deserving students from pursuing their educational aspirations.
The governor, who described education as the seed from which every great society blossoms and the foundation of sustainable development, said his administration had made strategic investments in the children, communities and future of the state as a central component of the “OUR EASE” development agenda.
He added that the government was also investing in teachers and had recently recognised outstanding students, teachers and NYSC award recipients.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, described the programme as a demonstration of Aiyedatiwa’s commitment to the educational development, welfare and empowerment of students of Ondo State origin.
