PHOTOS: Sen. Kashamu Gives Student N150,000 - wow


In continuation of its spirited efforts to ameliorate the hardship indigent students face in attaining formal education, the #SenatorBurujiKashamu - inspired #OmoiluFoundation on Tuesday presented a cheque of 150,000 to one Ogunbanjo Olawale of the Computer Science department of Abraham Adesanya Polythecnic to cover his tuition fee of N105,000 and N45,000 for his upkeep.

Speaking on the occasion, the Director-General of the Foundation in the Southwest zone, Otunba Adeleke Adekoya said the Foundation is ready to do everything possible towards assisting indigent students.

"This gesture is in line with the Foundation's undying commitment to ensuring affordability of qualitative education for indigent students in tertiary institutions and our distinguished #SenatorBurujiKashamu who is the chairman of the Foundation is always ready to commit his hard-earned resources towards achieving this feet," he said.

At the presentation of the cheque to the beneficiary, the Ogun State Coordinator of the Foundation, Otunba (Comrade) Niyi Osoba, described education as the greatest gift that any generation could bequeath to the younger ones, adding: “It is in recognition of this fact that #SenatorBurujiKashamu have been persistently giving out scholarships to indigent students since 2008. #SenatorBurujiKashamu's passion for education can be seen through the various educational development programmes he has initiated as a philanthropist.

"Apart from the tertiary institutions scholarship, Senator Kashamu has placed over 30 indigent students on scholarships at various international private secondary schools.These students are mostly orphans, a category of people that the society think will never amount to anything and neglects.

“His interest is predicated on the fact that we can only have a better society if we have the right people who possess the good education. He believes youths are the future of the country and the future of Ogun State. This is why he lends a helping hand to the poor through Omoilu Foundation,” he said.

The beneficiary, Ogunbanjo Olawale lost his father 6 months ago and could not proceed to higher institution to further his education because her mother could not afford the fee.

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