Ogun State Ask Ogun State Governor to Rescind the Appointment Conferred on BBNaija 2020 Winner

Ogun State Joint Campus Committee of National Association of Nigerian Student has called on Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo to rescind the appointment of Ogun State Youth Ambassador Conferred on 2020 Big Brother Naija Winner Lekan A  popularly known as LAYCON.

According to media press release memo today 07th of October, 2020 signed by the Chairman of the JCC Axis Com. Bamigbose Tomiwa, the Chairman called the appointment a sheer misplaced priorities.

According to the media press release "It is the height of irresponsibility and recklessness to read that Governor Dapo Abiodun paid host to the winner of BBNaija2020 and even went as far as splashing taxpayers money on him based on the fact that he emerged winner of the recently concluded BBNaija.

As an association, we cannot imagine how a State Governor during this post-Covid19 era spend #5m cash, a 3-bedroom bungalow on a frivolous assignment such as Youth Ambassador. Isn't this some sort of duplication which we have been complaining of? Isn't it correct to ask the Governor the essence of the office of SA Youths? Isn't it correct to ask the Governor what informed the appointment? Isn't it correct to ask the Governor the job description?
We cannot fold our hands and watch the Governor squander taxpayers money on an individual basically for winning Big Brother Naija when there are many things expected of this same government to do to boost the economy and improve the standard of living of his electorates during this period of economic recession which will have more impact on the people, most especially when the poor man on the street is clamouring for palliatives, undergraduates are clamouring for waiver of house rent, some of our students are seeking for loans to pay school fees, many parents have lost their Jobs, and many small scale business entrepreneurs have suffered losses as a result of increase on the prices of goods and services."

He furthermore says that such appointment should have been given to outstanding best student in the state "Few months ago, a team of students from the prestigious Tai Solarin University Of Education under the umbrella of ENACTUS, won a global competition that had 128 teams from about 120 countries as participants. This contest was not an immoral contest, but a competition based on ideas and intellect. They won it on a global standard. Unfortunately, these achievement did not draw the attention of any government official, our local television station, OGTV not to mention any national dailies could identify with their feat.
No top government official appreciated or encouraged their efforts neither were they recognized by the state government.

To the entire students of the Gateway State, it is a slap on our face that a BBNaija winner is being appreciated by the state government above our global pride, this is a state where the likes of Late Chief Olabisi Onabanjo, late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Prof. Wole Soyinka and others hailed from. If you can't identify with our sane achievements, we will fight for our standard place in the government.


We condemn totally, the appointment and the lavish spending which was exhibited by the Governor yesterday. The gesture which was extended to the winner of BBNaija signalled but a waste and misplacement of priorities most especially when it is coming from a Governor who has never for once deem it fit to extend such gesture to best graduating students in Ogun State most especially the TASUED student who won $20,000 grants few weeks back".


If we are to break it down conservatively, a 3-bedroom apartment will cost #25m. If such money had been judiciously used as expected of a responsible government, it would have refurbished at least 2 primary health centres in the State. But, the Governor decided to throw close to #30m into the drain all in the name of a frivolous appointment such as Youths Ambassador in a State where there are existing Youths Ambassadors which are the SA Youths and Commissioner of Youths.

It is based on the Aforementioned issue that we demand that the Governor RESCIND his action as a matter of urgency, we also demand that the Governor work towards providing palliatives for students across the state, and work towards fulfilling all the promises made to our students during his campaign, anything in the contrary shall be met with stiff resistance.

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Nigerian students and entitlement. Why is it an "appointment"? Isn't it the sole responsibility and decision of the governor to appoint who he wants to appoint? And if the person doesn't perform his duties/job well then the people can get angry.

Is the appointee not a youth? On what ground is he not qualified to be appointed as a Youth Ambassador?

It's also surprising that a student body do not know the difference between an ambassador and a special adviser, comparing the position of SA youths to ambassadorial appointment. And they are talking about best student, who told them a youth ambassador must be a student or are we talking about student ambassador here?

BBnaija is just their pain and the funny thing is that it is just a reality show. The student rep ought to have known what a reality show means before spewing this rubbish.

Funny enough those that claim "taxpayers money" are the ones that don't pay tax.

Whom God has blessed tho....

Those of you supporting the governor's actions, so you too wd also say "Nigeria go better" right? Since the president approved 1.69b for rail way from kano to Niger rep. Wen ASUU is on strike, wht do you expect, so since we have ppl like BBN fans and the likes in Nigeria, of cos things like this will happen, and gues what�, the country had not started suffering, all wht u see is nothing yet, when the suffering and death comes, it knws who to catch, just carry on, continue supporting craziness, you will learn, naira is just #457 to 1 doller as at yesterday, fuel and electricity tariff is still low, una never see anything.

Haters everywhere, Laycon finished with best grade, is not as of he's a drop out. I can remember vividly that NANS president is one 50yrs old man

The truth of the matter is God came through for @Laycon.

When its your time to get unmerited favour then no one can stop it.

Make Laycon give them 1m and they will shut up
Ogun State youth Dey sentimental gan .
I will never forget my days in oou when a dangote truck kill like 8 student in a day and we protest but our
Sub President was paid and he killed the struggle

That how much I know abt any thing Ogun State youth or whatever shit they called themself