As part of the efforts to encourage dignity and integrity among staff and students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, MAPOLY, Abeokuta, the management has rewarded a ‘special needs’ Higher National Diploma student, Aminat Olaleye, for her act of honesty.
The Accountancy student, Aminat, in August, 2019 found a cash amount of N20,000 within the school premises in a wallet without any means of identification to trace the owner and returned the money to the leadership of the Students’ Union of the nstitution.
Upon the development, the executive of the Students’ Union, after painstaking efforts located the owner of the money, who claimed it was meant for his tuition and informed the Rector, Dr. Samson Adeola Odedina of the development.
Aminat said: “I found the sum of N20,000 at MAPOLY Center for Entrepreneurship Development, MAPCED, without any means of identification, which I know is for someone’s school fees. Immediately, what struck my heart was that, what situation would the owner of the money be and what if I was in that position. How would I feel losing my school fees?”
Meanwhile, the Students’ Union executive committee, led by Comrade Samson Omoniyi, bestowed upon Miss Aminat Olaleye an Award of Integrity amidst cheerful students during the final match of the Fresher’s Cup at the Sports Complex of the institution.
Meanwhile, the Polytechnic Rector, Dr. Samson Odedina announced that the management would pay the award recipient student’s tuition for one academic session as a mark of honour for her integrity.
The rector, however, charged the students populace to emulate the feat displayed by Aminat as good ambassadors of MAPOLY.
