By Fatimah Idera
The Ikorodu division of Human Resources Development Board is set to honour academic and service excellence among public school students and teachers in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
The event which would also play host to Ikorodu Division royal fathers and other important dignitaries has been scheduled to hold on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at the Ikorodu Ultra-Modern Town Hall in Ikorodu.
A statement issued on Tuesday October 8, 2024 by the Chairman of the summit’s planning committee, Adesegun Ogunlewe, a copy that of which was obtained by The Pinnacle Times informed that the the summit lecture will be delivered by a lecturer from the Department of Sociological Education Studies, Lagos State University of Education, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi.
The committee chairman said, “Two eminent education personalities, Emeritus Prof. Kunle Wahab, a retired Professor of Building Technology and Estate Management from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and Dame Adunola Benson, founder, Ikorodu High School and Adunola Benson Private School, Ikorodu, would be honored with special recognition awards for their contributions to the development of education in Ikorodu division.”
Meanwhile, the event would be chaired by a retired former Director of the National Airspace Management Agency, Dr. Ganiyu Agbaje, while the Lagos State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka would be the co-chairman.
The event, tagged the ‘Ikorodu Division Education Stakeholders’ Summit,’ would feature a public lecture with the theme; “Family Structure, Child Socialisation and Children Holistic Development.”
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