Over 350 Students Benefit From Osun Lawmaker’s Educational Support Programme
No fewer than 350 students drawn across public junior and senior secondary schools in Kuta, Oluponna and Ile-Ogbo in Ayedire local government area of Osun State, on Thursday, benefitted from free writing materials and educational grants sponsored by the lawmaker representing the constituency in the state House of Assembly, Hon. Elisha Oderinwale.
The gesture, worth over 10 million naira, which climaxes a four-week intensive holiday coaching exercise, also saw the presentation of prizes to the best students from the coaching exercise.
Addressing the beneficiaries, the facilitator of the programme, Hon. Oderinwale, said the exercise is born out of his passion to give back to the society.
He also said the initiative is part of the broader vision to “Make Ayedire Great Again,” stressing that his journey as a past student leader and a believer in education birthed the idea.
His words, “I have always believed in education. It has been my passion over the years and what has made me. We have been doing this in the last three years to empower, motivate and encourage the younger generation to excel.
“This year, we are giving out free 180 WAEC Forms, 100 JAMB Forms as well payment of school fees of those who have emerged as overall best students from the project in the last three years, all in a bid to make them succeed in life.
“I also want everyone to support Governor Ademola Adeleke’s reelection as he is the one providing the impetus for worthy feats such as this to thrive,” the lawmaker explained.
The Olu of Ile-Ogbo, Oba Abeeb Adetoyese and the Olupo of Oluponna, Oba Rauf Mosobalaje, while commending the parliamentarian’s gesture, sought the optimisation of the opportunity by the students.
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