By Oluwakemi Ishola
Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation (OOF) has distributed text and exercise books to primary school pupils in Iseyin local government area of Oyo State.
The programme held at L.A. Primary School, Oke Esa, Iseyin was influenced by an illustrious son of Iseyin, Alhaji Ahmed Raji, SAN.
In his address, the Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Dr. Olalekan James Makinde expressed that the foundation was formed as a result of importance attached to health, agriculture and education by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo especially on how these can affect lives of the masses positively.
“Today’s event is to assist masses especially children in under-developed and developing communities in every nook and cranny of Nigeria and beyond,” Dr Makinde disclosed.
The CEO charged the pupils who benefited from the free books gesture of OOF to make best use of the materials given to them so that they can become useful to themselves, their parents, families and entire human society in the neaesy future.
In his own address, Alhaji Ahmed Raji, SAN lauded the former President Obasanjo for his commitments and dedication towards making life worthy of living for the downtrodden masses.
The legal luminary, on behalf of people of Iseyin appreciated the foundation for making Iseyin, one of the beneficiaries of free books for primary school pupils across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.
Raji said “I am extremely happy . I and my people give glory to God and Baba Obasanjo for given us the priviledge and honour to have this kind of event here which we believe is going to encourage our pupils to be more serious about their education”.
He added ” we thanked Chief Obasanjo because this is a project for the whole of the Nigeria and Iseyin is one of those favoured. We are very happy and we thank Chief Obasanjo and his foundation.
He however admonished the pupils to face their studies and put in their best so that they can all become prominent and useful personalities in future.
The legal icon appealed to the foundation to extend its agriculture and youths empowerment projects to Iseyin in order to get the youths in the town engaged productively.
“We are looking forward to seeing a better society free from miscreants so that it would not go down,” Barrister Raji, SAN emphasized.
Among the personalities that made the event historic were: Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba Dr. Abdulganiyy Adekunle Salau, Oloogunebi-Ajinese I, Chief Imam of Iseyin Land, Fadilat Sheikh AbdulAkeem Babatunde Olajori, Chairman, People’s Democratic Party, Oyo State, Alhaji Yunus Omokunmi Mustapha, Alhaja Seliat Adeniji, Alhaji Saheed Adejare Yusuff, a.k.a. Alaran, Hon. Mufutau Osuolale, Abilawon, Alhaji Tajudeen Afuku, Hon. Raheem Ajibola Fasasi, and the Publisher, National PointBlank, Prince Azeez Semiu Adewole.
