Emmanuel Oluwadola
Students of Adekunle Ajasin University have bagged a prize award in a poetry competition organized in memory of the former Students' Union President, Late Comrade Adesomoju Samuel popularly known as (Sampraise).
The Office of the General Secretary, AAUASU, under the administration of Tolulope Adeyefa, initiated the competition to promote writing prowess among students while honoring souls of the departed heroes.
Prizes were presented today at the Student's Union Building to the Winner, Omolasoye Adebowale, a 300-level student from Faculty of Law; the 1st Runner-Up, Roland Bayode, a 400-level student from the Department of Mass Communication; and the 2nd Runner-Up, Akinbani Moses, a 100-level student from Faculty of Law.
Speaking at the event, the Students' Union President, Ogunsanmi Kolade known as (Multiple) congratulated the winners, further applauding them for not giving up despite the massive number of students who enrolled for the competition.
Omolasoye Adebowale, the winner of the competition said the competition is one of a kind, though it was not an easy or sweet experience. He however expressed his gratitude to God and the Union for organizing this competition.
"I also give my unalloyed appreciation to AAUASU for deeming it fit to organize this competition in honor of our late heroes, one of whom was the former President of this Union, in the person of Late Comr. Adesomoju Samuel (Sampraise). It's probably rare in the history of the Union. It is a welcomed development. May the souls of the departed continue to rest in perfect peace," Adebowale said.
Roland Bayode, the 1st Runner-up, also expressed his thoughts said, "There is always hope if we never stop trying. A part of me is happy winning this but another of me is feeling sad because of what led to this which is the death of our former student union leader Sampraiz, who we lost in the struggle of getting a degree. We have lost a leader and I believe that even at his demise, his reputation, resilience, and prestige still live forever."
"I am indeed grateful and I must emphasize that we should all keep doing the best we can do in our various fields, everyone cannot be a writer but we can all right our society using our God-given gifts. Also, I will like to express special gratitude to the Student Union Leaders Executives, particularly the Gen Secretary who initiated this laudable idea and made it a reality knowing that Sampraiz needs to be remembered, not just in our minds, but also in our crafts and act," he said.
Akinbani Moses, 2nd Runner-Up expressed his joy to have been among the winners. "They are trying to bring out the talent in individuals, it is encouraging. When I wanted to enroll in this competition, I doubted maybe I could be among the winners but thank God today I am among the lucky winners," Moses said.
The General Secretary of the Union, Tolulope Adeyefa affirmed that the prizes should have been presented during the Public Memorial Lecture held on January 23, 2022, in honor of the AAUA students who lost their lives in the tragic accident on January 23, 2021, but due to some circumstances surrounding it, they could not achieve that, reason, why they need to present the prizes before the semester, runs out.
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