The National Association of Nigerian Students and the National Association of Ogun State Students, have commended the senator representing Ogun West senatorial district at the National Assembly, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, for giving scholarship and bursary awards to over 3,000 students in Ogun West.
This commendation was contained in a statement signed by the National Vice President on Inter-Campus and Gender Affairs of NANS, Akinbodunse Felicia, Francis Gabriel, Chairman of NANS Ogun, and the National President of NAOSS, Thomas Kehinde, on Sunday.
The statement said, “The N200,000 scholarships and N100,000 bursary facilitated by the senator will go a long way in ameliorating the financial burden of the beneficiaries.”
The student leaders, added that the,” scheme will also help the indigent students in the senatorial district to focus more on their studies, while their parents will heave a sigh of relief.”
They added that apart from the periodic award of scholarships and bursaries to thousands of students, facilitating the construction of modern classrooms, ICT centres, and libraries in public schools in Ogun West by the senator has transformed the Yewa-Awori zone of Ogun State.
While declaring that Adeola, who is also the Senate Committee Chairman on Appropriation, has changed the narrative of governance in the senatorial district, NANS , NAOSS in the statement urged him not to relent in his efforts to steady Ogun West on the path of socioeconomic progress.
They further urged other senators in the state to take a cue from Adeola by putting up schemes that will benefit students immensely.
