Ogo-Oluwa ‘Super,’ Hon Olaogo gifts over 60 pupils educational materials, hailed by stakeholders
Yinka ADETUNJI
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Stakeholders including leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, parents educational stakeholders, royal fathers and others were unanimous in their commendation of a supervisory councillor in Ogo-Oluwa local government area of Oyo state, Hon Chief Silas Adejare Afolabi, over what was described as his unprecedented gesture involving distribution of educational items to over sixty pupils in the council area.
Thursday, at the Community Hall, Opete, the beneficiaries who cut across the ten wards in the local government were presented with the items, which included writing materials like note books, pens, pencils, as well as school bags, lunch packs, cash gifts and others.
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Speaking at the event, Hon Afolabi a.k. a. Olaogo said he was moved to make the “little contribution” after he saw some pupils last year “wearing torn clothes.”
“I have nursed this programme for about a year,” he said. “l was walking one day and l saw some pupils with torn clothes, l was concerned that these are our future and so l told myself that l would make my little contribution to alleviate the plight. I believe we should not wait till we have something big before we touch lives.
Olaogo with his wife Chief Mrs Esther Omonenghen Afolabi
Chief Hon Silas Adejare Afolabi a.ka. Olaogo
Chief Hon Olaogo with wife Chief Mrs Esther Omonenghen Afolabi, flanked by the beneficiaries and others
“I made similar contributions in my first tenure as supervisory councillor like building the party house and in the present tenure l said let me do this, under the banner, ‘Back to school programme,’ which aligns with His Excellency Governor Seyi Makinde’s education agenda, the of ‘No-out-of–school’ children.
“It is His Excellency that inspired this gesture and that is why l embossed his name and photograph on some of the items. We selected beneficiaries from across the wards in the local government and is supported by all our leaders.
“I will say the programme is borne out of my passion for our children, the less-privileged in primary schools. We have sown into the lives of these children in our little way, we pray it will yield bountiful, profitable fruits, these children will be great. We pray and l promise to work to expand it next time.”
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The secretary, Local Government Universal Basic Education Agency Ogo-Oluwa local government area, Hon Moroof Lasisi noted “Hon Olaogo’s educational intervention is unique,” while charging the pupils to take proper care of the items.
The chairman of PDP in the council area Mr. Gideon Oyeleye represented by the Ward 5 councilor stated, “If all politicians are like Hon Olaogo, Nigerians will feel more the impact of democracy,” as he urged the beneficiaries and their parents to ensure judicious use of the items.
Pa Olabisi Atoyebi a party leader from Temidire Atoyebi area also hailed the gesture saying “it is a demonstration of what Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye Orumogege III the Soun of Ogbomosoland said last week at Ajaawa that electorate should demand developmental projects from political contestants before voting.”
He lamented that in Temidire, “we don’t have light, we don’t have borehole, our roads are not motorable. Now, we will demand something that will benefit our community from contestants before we vote for them. What Hon Olaogo did is worthy of emulation by others.”
Hon Timothy Adeleke, supervisory councilor for works, Ogbomoso North local government, who represented the chairperson of Omituntun 2.0 Ogbomoso zone, Hon Toyin Olaniran, also commending Olaogo who is also the chairman of Jeh-Hope (Drills) Resources Ltd, submitted, “This is commendable. I urge other politicians to emulate this example. This is a very good intervention by Hon Olaogo as it will ease the burden of the parents.”
Association of Primary School Head-teachers of Nigeria (AOPSHON) chairman in Ogo-Oluwa Mr. Olaniran similarly hailed the intervention as well as Governor Makinde’s educational programmes noting they would make huge differences.
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PDP chairman Opete ward 9, Hon Olorode Johnson, charged politicians to be concerned about “leaving legacies and making impact in people’s lives.”
Parents who spoke with ogbomosoinsightonline.com were full of appreciation to the former chairmanship aspirant. Pa Ojeleke Oloyede described the gesture as “marvelous.”
Other dignitaries at the event are the Olori of Olopete HRH Oba Samuel Oluwatoye Bamigboye represented by his Olori; Hon Afolabi Okunlola, a councillor from Oriire local government; ; woman leader ward 9, Kafayat Olutayo; Head of School Services of the LGUBEA Mr. Olatundun; PDP leader Otamokun, Mrs. Oyegoke; and Mrs. B.K. Alabi, AOPSHON
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