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Recognition

Honours from the ground up.

Youth leadership, community work, education and civic life, recognised by the people and institutions closest to it.

Olalekan receiving the Youth Advocate of the Year award

State and youth bodies

  • Youth Advocate of the Year, Lagos Youth Awards, 2021
  • Lagos Youth Ambassadors, Award of Excellence
  • Lagos Central Youth Constituency, Special Recognition
  • NYSC, State Recognition for State Honour Project

Ikorodu and community

  • Youth Exceptional Leadership Award, IKODASS, 2025
  • Ikorodu Man of the Year, Outstanding Youth of the Year
  • Ikorodu Young Achievers Award
  • Ikorodu-Oga Development Association, Appreciation Award and Associate Award
  • Ikorodu Diamond Lions Club, Appreciation Award
  • African Lads and Lasses Brigade, Appreciation Award
Olalekan receiving the Ikorodu Young Achievers award

Schools and student bodies

  • NANS JCC Lagos Axis, Award of Honour
  • Lagos State Polytechnic, School of Environment, Award of Excellence
  • Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Certificate of Merit

International

  • Commonwealth Participation Certificate, Oxford University, United Kingdom
  • New Kind of Leadership, Barcelona, Spain
International

Learning abroad, bringing it home.

He took part in the Commonwealth Youth Development Summit at Oxford University, and in the New Kind of Leadership programme in Barcelona.

Lagos delegation at the Commonwealth Youth Development SummitOlalekan outside Rewley House, OxfordLagos delegation in Spain

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