By Felix Kuyinu
Lawmaker representing Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency 01 at the Lagos House of Assembly, Adewale Temitope, has promised to facilitate more educational welfare in the community.
Temitope, while giving our 250 free GCE forms to shortlisted recipients in the area on Wednesday reiterated his pledge to continue fulfilling his promise to make the community the foremost educated part in the state.
The legislator hinted that he has already distributed over 4000 JAMB forms and another 1,200 GCE forms to students within the constituency alongside free tutorial classes for a total of 8716 candidates for the examinations.
He said: “Over 857 students have being given free admissions into tertiary institutions across the country while 49 outstanding students are beneficiaries of my scholarship scheme.
“Currently, 615 adults are in adult education programmes. It is exciting to note that out of this figure, 50 outstanding adults have been registered for the NECO exams.
“We have also renovated the Ogundimu Primary School, the Fagba Grammar School (junior) complex and the Bishop Oluwole Complex School.
“Beside these, we have given out thousands of school materials and books to pupils and students and facilitated employment for qualified residents of the constituency. These are all done under the Adewale Temitope Adedeji Educational Initiatives (ATA-EI) which has metamorphosed into a foundation.
“It is important to make education a major means for societal growth and I believe every student deserves access to the tools they need to succeed and these GCE slips are a small step towards ensuring that every child can reach his full potential.
“In Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency 1, our goal is to make this local government the most educated in Nigeria in the near future. We are on the right track to achieve this and I once again assure you that I remain committed to this goal.”
