A former member of the House of Representatives, Ladi Adebutu, has paid the school fees of over 50 indigenes of Ogun State in Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU).
Adebutu represented the Remo, Shagamu and Ikenne constituencies from 2015 to 2019 at the green chamber.
Speaking on the scholarships, President of the National Association of Ogun State Students, Ajayi Oluwafemi, lamented that the Ogun State government has neglected its indigenes for so long.
He said: “Ogun State students have always been neglected by the state government. It’s unfortunate that when they’re contesting, they are all over students promising to improve their welfare only to get to office and do nothing.”
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He also noted that about 50 students from Ogun State were able to pay their school fees on the last day of February with the intervention of Mr. Adebutu.
One of the beneficiaries, a 300-Level law undergraduate Adebayo Adeife, said the donor has lifted a huge burden off some of Ogun State students.
Another beneficiary, Oduyale Favour Adesola, a student of Economics and Education, said her parents had lost hope of getting her tuition until the scheme was announced recently. “This is a great blessing and I am most grateful,” she told The Nation.
Alaba Hafeez Adegbuyi, a 400-Level English student, appreciated the executives of the indigenous students’ association and the efforts of Mr. Adebutu for helping him complete his degree programme when all hope was lost.
