Oba Adedotun Abolarin, the traditional ruler of Orangun Oke Ila in Kwara State has canvassed massive educational development at the grassroots to serve as a catalyst for quality socio-economic transformation of the area.
The monarch while, speaking at the unveiling of an empowerment programme, tagged KOZ intervention in Igbaja town in the Ifelodun local government area of the state, the traditional ruler, who owns a tuition-free school, called on education stakeholders to do more at helping brilliant but indigent students in their communities.
“Why won’t there be an increasing number of bad elements in our society? We should care more about the future of our young generation. We should stop complaining about the government’s inadequacy. Let’s do our bit and develop our people for a better future.
“Society is troubled because some haves do not care whether others have or not, but we can turn our state to cynosure of all eyes if we develop the education of our future ones,” he said.
He commended the Senior Special Assistant on Community Intervention to Kwara State governor, Hon. Kayode Oyin-Zubair, for donating computer systems, food items, and school renovation, among other activities.
In her speech at the event, the state deputy governor, represented by the state Commissioner for Communications, Mrs. Abosede Ibrahim, commended the donor, saying that the gesture was capable of weakening the force of poverty.
“I do know that Kayode Oyin-Zubair Intervention Office is to furnish the have-nots or the impoverished with good news and the instrument to weaken the force of poverty.” She said,
Also speaking, the donor, Hon. Oyin-Zubair said that computer system was donated to five schools in the area, adding that “it’s suicidal to churn out students without computer education in this age.”
He added that classrooms were renovated and provided with classroom infrastructures such as chairs and tables.
Oyin-Zubair also said that over 200 boreholes were rehabilitated and some youths were trained on how to repair boreholes in the state.
