OSUN STATE 2018 MERIT AWARD: UNIOSUN IMTC STAFF, AKINFENWA EMERGES MOST PRODUCTIVE TERTIARY INSTITUTION STAFF

Mr Timothy Ola Akinfenwa

Osun State University recorded another success story on Thursday, 30th August, 2018, following emergence of a UNIOSUN staff member, Mr. Timothy Ola Akinfenwa as the Most Productive Tertiary Institution Staff in the State of Osun.

Akinfenwa, a Programmer in the Information Management Technology Centre (IMTC) of the university, received the State Merit Award alongside thirty-six (36) others listed as recipients of various awards, including the Most Outstanding Politician which went to the former Governor, State of Osun from 1999 to 2003, Chief Adebisi Akande and the Most Loyal Deputy Governor given to the Deputy Governor of the State, Otunba Grace Titi-Laoye Tomori.

The event, tagged State of Osun Merit Awards, was held amidst the 2018 National Productivity Day celebration featuring a Public Service Lecture titled, "Tax Culture and Development: A Case Study of State of Osun" delivered by Dr. Adedokun S. A. of the Department of Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife.

In his remarks, the Visitor to the university and Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola said the purpose of the awards was to encourage people of the state to encourage diligence for better productivity among the workers, traditional rulers, artisans, traders and political appointees in the state. He congratulated all the award recipients, even as he described them as deserving of the awards.

The event was graced by the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, Professor Labode Popoola; the Registrar, Mr. G. A. A. Shittu and the Bursar, Mr. Rotimi Feruke among other eminent personalities from within and outside the State of Osun.