A paramount ruler in Osun State, Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi, has donated some sets of laptop computers to the management of two universities in the State.
The donation which was facilitated by NAYA Canada, where Oluwo of Iwoland is the life patron with mr Shola Agboola président and Mr Adewale Adepoju as Vice-président was said to have a seed sowed to invest in education to secure a brighter future.
Handling over the laptop computers to the Vice-Chancellor of one of the two benefiting universities, Bowen University, Prof. M.A Ojo, Oba Akanbi described digital education in modern era as necessary, calling on stakeholders to uphold students in whatever capacity to make our society a better place for all and sundry in the near future.
50 laptops each making the total of 100 laptops were donated to the two universities. Oluwo admonished the authorities of the two citadels of learning to maintain the learning aid, assured his royal support for the managements of the institutions.
He commended Osun State governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola for his huge investment in education, beseeching stakeholders and parents to complement government`s move to make education a must and not an option for the teaming Nigerians.
“Education is a must and not an option. Our duty as a traditional ruler is not complete without touching education. The life wire of every developed country is education. Quality education will pave way for quality job while investments and companies are product of quality education/lucrative jobs.
“My donation of 100 laptops is just the tips of the iceberg. I am just coming. Had it been people know the future is in classroom, they would have invested the lion share of their asset in education. I am taking the lead as traditional ruler and hopeful it will challenge the stakeholders to do more.
“I commend Governor Rauf Aregbesola investment in education. Ogbeni is rescuing the future and stylishly decongesting our prisons. Few may not see what I am seeing in the outcome of educational policies of Ogbeni. It has been yielding and very hopeful, it will be greener.”
Bowen University, Iwo is a private university while Osun State University belongs to Osun State Government.
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