BY: AYO AGBEOLUWAYE
The lawmaker representing Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency I at the State House of Assembly, Hon. Adewale Temitope Adedeji, has distributed thousands of school materials to students of the local government as part of his ‘Back To School Support Initiative’.
The event, which took place at Fagba Junior Grammar School, Ifako-Ijaiye, attracted hundreds of school children, parents, teachers, community leaders, and stakeholders.
Items distributed by the lawmaker included 500 school bags, 6,000 exercise books, 10,000 writing materials, 500 mathematical sets, 1,000 pairs of socks, and 500 water bottles.
Speaking at the event, Hon. Adewale said the gesture, which is the 5th, is aimed at easing the financial burden of parents while motivating pupils to excel in their studies.
Hon Adewale, who has earlier distributed GCE and JAMB forms to candidates e in the year, said his effort was to complement the unwavering commitment of President Bola Tinubu in the education sector.
Adewale said education remains one of his top priorities as a legislator, describing it as the “bedrock of human and societal development.”
He assured the students that as they excel, they would benefit from the free GCE and JAMB forms initiative as well as the scholarship scheme of the Adewale Temitope Adedeji Educational Initiative (ATA-EI).
In his remarks, Lagos Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Jamiu Tolani Ali-Balogun, said Ifako-Ijaiye has been projected to become one of the most educated local government area in the state and commended the lawmaker for his investment in education and support for the government, urged beneficiaries to be focused on their studies as a way to encourage the lawmaker to do more.
On his part, Dr. Afolabi Abiodun Tajudeen, Special Adviser on Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, tasked the students to focus on their studies so they could enjoy a brighter future.
The Tutor-General and Permanent Secretary, Education District 1, Dr Oyetola Olufunke Idowu, thanked the lawmaker for supporting government’s education stride noting that it had started yielding results in examination performance results of 2023 and 2024.
