BOTAVED commends Ogbomoso Pivotal Club over NABTEB fee support

BOTAVED commends Ogbomoso Pivotal Club over NABTEB fee support

Yinka ADETUNJI

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The chairman of the Oyo State Board for Technical and Vocational Education (BOTAVED), Elder Ayoade Adekola, has commended the Ogbomoso Pivotal Club for donating ₦2 million towards the payment of National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) examination fees for 80 final-year students of Government Technical College, Ogbomoso.

Elder Adekola gave the commendation in Ibadan Thursday, October 29, 2026, describing the donation as a significant contribution to the development of education and support for students whose parents or guardians might be unable to meet the financial demands of their examinations.

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The donation was announced at an award ceremony organised by the Lagos-based club, which took place last weekend at the Ogunlola Hall, Ogbomoso, and attracted dignitaries, predominantly indigenes of Ogbomoso.

In a statement issued by the Executive Secretary of BOTAVED, Tunde Ajibike, the chairman praised the club for extending its philanthropic activities to students of the technical college, noting that the intervention would help ease the financial burden on the beneficiaries.

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Appeals for support for technical education

Elder Adekola urged philanthropists, corporate organisations, conglomerates and well-meaning individuals to emulate the gesture of the Ogbomoso Pivotal Club.

He observed that government at all levels could not single-handedly provide the infrastructure, equipment and other resources required by schools because of financial constraints.

He therefore called for greater collaboration between government and private individuals and organisations in addressing the needs of educational institutions.

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The BOTAVED chairman also disclosed that a letter of appreciation would be issued to the club on behalf of the Oyo state government in recognition of its contribution.

College principal acknowledges club’s intervention

Also reacting, the principal of Government Technical College, Ogbomoso, Mr. Kehinde Adebiyi, expressed gratitude to the club for its support, describing the intervention as part of its longstanding commitment to educational development.

He noted that the organisation had, over the past decade, provided bursary awards to students in secondary schools and tertiary institutions.

Mr. Adebiyi also acknowledged the role of the Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye, Orumogege III, in facilitating the provision of an ICT centre for the college.

According to him, the centre, equipped with modern facilities, was provided for the benefit of students and commissioned a few months ago.

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