Education District I recently celebrated her merit award by recognizing, appreciating and rewarding outstanding officers, teaching staff, non-teaching staff and principals who have gone extra mile in achieving excellence in their schedule of work. The Annual Merit Award Ceremony is a yearly event organized in Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the state to reward members of staff who have distinguished themselves in their various schedule of work as a means of motivating them for better performance and to encourage others to emulate them and perform better as well as to improve productivity. Tutor General /Permanent Secretary,(TG/PS)Education District I, Mrs. Titilayo Solarin disclosed that these set of officers have displayed a high sense of Excellence, Accountability, Courage, Competence, Integrity, Responsibility, Diligence and Dedication to work. “Excellence is a quality which is usually good and surpasses the ordinary standards and attaining this feat in any field of end