By Abolaji Adebayo
Supervisor for Education, Hon. Buhari Bello distributing the books to pupils
Teachers, students and other stakeholders are full of praises for the Chairman of Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Shamsudeen Olaleye (Shammeh) over the provision of free exercise books to support the pupils in the community.
As part of his intervention in the education sector, the council chairman on Tuesday last week began distribution of exercise books to junior secondary school students as well as primary school pupils in Isolo council area as earlier promised.
At the commencement of the distribution, Olaleye handled over 10,000 booklets of exercise books to representatives of All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPS), Oshodi/Isolo chapter, Mrs. Bello Okunowo and Mrs. Abraham for onward distribution to 10 junior secondary schools in the council area.
The following day, the Supervisor for Education, Hon. Buhari Bello in company of the Head of Department of Education, Mrs. Oguntoye led the council’s team on visitation to Ajao Estate Primary Schools where 2,500 copies of customised exercise books were distributed to pupils of the school.
The following day, the Supervisor for Education, Hon Buhari Bello in company of the Head of Department of Education, Mrs. Oguntoye led the council’s team on visitation to Ajao Estate Primary Schools where 2,500 copies of customized exercise books were distributed to pupils of the school.
In his goodwill message to the pupils, Hon Bello told the pupils that the distribution of the exercise books is meant to reduce the burden on their parents.
He assured the pupils that the council chairman is committed to bring more interventions to the educational sector particularly the primary school.
Commending the gesture by the chairman, the Head Teacher of the school, Mrs. Mbonu Edna Uche said the intervention was needed by the pupils as many parents would be relieved.
She said: “We are very happy for the exercise books. We are very appreciative of the council chairman for remembering our pupils. I assure you, their parents will equally appreciate this gesture from council chairman.”
Other primary schools that benefited from the gesture include Farombi, Akinbaiye, Ansar-Ud Deen, Kusoru, Olokun, Dele Ajomale, Ire-Akari and Okomola, Ire-Akari Model, Gbeleyi, St. Paul, Local Govt. Primary and Estate Primary Schools, Ile Iwe Metta.
It would be recalled that the council chairman made similar provision of exercise books, school bags and instructional materials to primary school pupils during his first term in office between 2011 and 2014.
I’m fulfilling my promises – Shammeh
By Abolaji Adebayo
The Chairman of Isolo LCDA, Hon. Shamsudeen Olaleye Shammeh) said he has been fulfilling his promises to make sure developmental projects are distributed across the council area before his tenure expires in 2021.
Olaleye said this as he prepares to commission some of the projects which have been completed.
According to him, three out of five roads being constructed are already completed and would be commissioned in March, 2020 while works are still ongoing on others.
Other projects include Chairman’s Block in the council secretariat which is being raised to a storey building; the Legislative Building and the Customary Court.
ECHONEWS gathered that all the projects are more than 90 percent completed and would be ready for commissioning in March this year.
During his tour of the projects recently, the council boss expressed satisfaction at the quality and speed at which the works are being done.
Olaleye has also marked other areas where works would soon commence.
Meanwhile, the council chairman promised that he would henceforth make sure that projects are started and completed within three months.
Some of the road construction projects are Sylvester Anyanwu/Nwadike Street, Ago-Okota, Adejoke Sumbo Street, Okota, Aremu Street, Okota, Seke Abimbola and Hakeem Onitiri Streets still in the Okota axis.
While some are already completed, others are near completion as some of them would involve the use of interlocking blocks instead of the conventional asphalting due to the swampy terrain of the area.
