By Israel Joel
Plateau state Governor Simon Lalong on Tuesday hailed 17-year-old Sylvia Ulan, daughter of a widow, for making distinctions in all the subjects she sat for at the last Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE).
He said he was proud of her performance and would award her scholarship to a tertiary institution of her choice.
In his words “I do not think anyone in the northern region got A1 in all the papers they sat for in this year’s SSCE exams,’’ he said.
Lalong commended Miss Ulan during her visit to his office at Government House, Jos.
Lalong further said that she is a role model especially for people who had given up because of loss of their parents, urging other children to emulate her in striving hard against all odds.
Speaking earlier , Ulan who is from Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau, attributed her success to God, her mother and her teachers, who helped in her studies.
“I want to appreciate God, I did not expect it, I know I worked hard but we were called back to school barely two weeks before the exams, thank God my hard work paid off,” she said.
The graduate of Premiere Academy School, Lugbe, Abuja, said she wants to study Chemical Engineering and be outstanding in the field.
