A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Temitope Adedeji has celebrated Seyi Tinubu’s 40th birthday with the distribution of free 400 GCE forms and 40 NECO forms to outstanding students in his constituency.
Adedeji, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency 1, made this known at the distribution exercise in his constituency office, in Lagos.
Adedeji said the gesture was part of activities to celebrate the president son and to ensure that outstanding students further their education so they could become someone in the future.
He said: “Part of our duty as lawmakers is to represent the people and bring the dividend of democracy back to the people.
“The Adewale Temitope Adedeji Initiative (ATAi) is an initiative that we created to empower our young stars who are in school and the idea is to ensure that we do not leave anybody behind.
“Growing in the family where education is key, I learnt a lot about education and presntly, I am also a student.
“So I know the hardship in the economy at the moment and the need for our young stars to continue to further their education.
“We have seen the hardship and families struggling to further their children education’s education.
“For that reason we decided to give back, but this year we are giving back to 400 students in celebration of Mr Seye Tinubu’s 40th birthday anniversary,” he said.
Adedeji explained that It was his dream to have Ifako-Ijaiye as the most education orientated local government in Nigeria.
He assured that in the coming years, they would distribute more than 400.
Adedeji said the process of choosing the students was not political and it was open to everybody.
“We did the first mock exams where over 1000 students wrote the exams and only 400 students that passed were able to get the free GCE forms.
“Next year the same process will be used but we will try our capacity to increase the number of students we can accommodate,” he said.
The lawmaker advised them to shun cultism, drugs and all the social vices that could destroy their lives.
According to him, focus on your education and make your parents particularly Ifako-Ijaiye and Nigeria proud.
A beneficiary in her mid forties , Mrs Omolola Owolabi, expressed her appreciation to the lawmaker for keeping her hope alive .
“After 25 years of putting my educational dreams on hold due to financial constraints, Mr Temitope Adedeji has given me a second chance through the adult school programme and the free GCE forms.
“This is an opportunity for those people who have lost hope.
The initiative has not only enabled me to further my education but also restored my confidence and sense of purpose,” she said.
