By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal
The families of late Chief Joshua Adedeji and Chief Racheal Ogunkeyede, have supported 30 orphans and indigent students across Nigeria in area of education.
Speaking with newsmen on Wednesday on the initiative, the Spokesperson for the family, Mrs Olubunmi Oni (mni) explained that the education support-scheme was a way to immortalise their late parents.
According to her, the initiative is tagged: “JolaDejiKeyede Sept30 Educational Support”, which is held every Sept. 30 annually to commemorate the wedding anniversary of their parents.
She said: “My siblings and I, instituted the initiative and we have been celebrating the memory of our late parents with education support-scheme for 30 orphans and indigent students annually” .
She noted that no fewer than 30 beneficiaries were selected from across the country, irrespective of religion and background.
Oni who was the former Head of Service (HoS) in Oyo State, said it was crucial to extend educational support for indigent Nigerian children.
She said this will reduce the number of out-of-school children, promoting equity and securing the future of the nation.
“Such interventions also complement government efforts at providing inclusive and quality education for all, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),” she said
Similarly, Oni described her parents as silent philanthropists who instilled in the family the spirit of giving to the less privileged.
“Our parents are people who are charitable, compassionate and committed to educational advancement in their community,” she said.
According to her, the gesture is in continuation of the philanthropic legacy of their parents, who were known for their benevolence and support for the less privileged when they were alive.
Oni reiterated that the programme will continue annually because it was instituted to sustain the values of generosity, compassion and selfless service.
She added that these values of reaching out to orphans and indigent are what their parents bequeathed to them when they were growing up. (NAN)
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