Former Executive Chairman, Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo, Hon. Waheed Mobolaji Adeleke and his daughter, Adejumoke Adeleke have donated school materials worth nearly Five Hundred Thousand(N500,000) to some primary schools in Iseyin.
The programme of materials’ donation that was partly sponsored by his eldest daughter Adejumoke under Positive Force Initiative(PFI) include exercise books, pencils, erasers and pens, and were distributed to pupils in Faramora Community Primary School and ADS School 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
Those materials presented on Wednesday, 8th January at the former school , marks the commencement of several activities lined up for the 45th remembrance of my his late father, ALH MUSTAFA ADELEKE who passed on in 1980.
While speaking, Adeleke reiterated that, the presentation of school materials to some selected schools in Iseyin was consequent upon readiness to mark commencement of activities that are lined up for remembrance of the late Icon and notable community leader.
Iseyin-born politician and Business Mogul however called on teachers and coordinators to ensure fair, equitable and just distribution of the materials to all pupils on which the donation was made.
He urged the state government to come up with a sound and effective policy on education; hammering on one that will make the classrooms more attractive to both teachers and learners.
Chairman, Planning Committee and Faramora Community, Comrade Babatunde Dapo disclosed that the school materials cost nearly N500,000 as its idea was initiated to aid education of the less privileged pupils.
He hinted that, outcome of the research conducted on appropriate needs by the pupils culminated into donation of the writing materials for the pupils.
In his remarks, Major Fatai Shittu Agba(Rtd) who chaired the occasion showered encomiums on programme’s initiator (Mobolaji Adeleke) for showing his philanthropic gestures and kindness to pupils without minding their sources, religions and other dichotomies.
He said, Adeleke remains a personality of note who continues to identify with people in cash and kindness since over eighteen years which he had left office as the council chairman.
Former NULGE Chairman in Iseyin LG, Alhaj Jeleel Yakub, AOPHSON Chairman, Comrade Awoniyi R.A, Iseyin NUT Chairman, Comrade Ademola Wasiu, and a community leader, Alhaji Abdullah Badrudeen lauded his gestures and however enjoined not to stop extending generosity to all and sundry without minding differences.
The epoch making occasion had in attendance of the programme’s Initiator, Hon. Waheed Mobolaji Adeleke, Programme’s Planning Committee, Community Leaders, teachers from selected schools and host of others.
