…as UNILORIN student wins CIPMN competition

A student of the University of Ilorin, Deji Atoyebi, has emerged the first runner up in the 2015 edition of the essay contest organised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN). The award was presented to Deji alongside other winners during the 47th Annual National Conference of the institute held in Abuja. […]

A student of the University of Ilorin, Deji Atoyebi, has emerged the first runner up in the 2015 edition of the essay contest organised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN).
The award was presented to Deji alongside other winners during the 47th Annual National Conference of the institute held in Abuja.
Deji, who is a 200 level political science student, was the first prize winner in the essay competition organised by the Union of Campus Journalists (UCJ), University of Ilorin chapter in May this year.
The essayist emerged the second prize winner alongside Osita Chidoka (the first prize winner) and Olawale Atanda (the second runner up) of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) and the University of Lagos respectively.
This year’s essay topic “Winning the War against Corruption in Nigeria through the promotion of our ethical values,” was keenly contested by 111 students in 33 tertiary institutions across the country, out of which seven entrants (featuring four Unilorin students) were invited for the essay defense.
In his remarks, Deji expressed joy for the feat. He said, “I am really delighted that I emerged one of the winners of this essay competition, I never imagined I could be announced as one, but in all I give thanks to God.”
Last year, two Unilorin students, Abdul Azeez Muhammad Bashir, and Abdul Kareem Abdul Hakeem were among the winners of the essay competition.
Shehu wrote from University of Ilorin.