The member of the House of Representatives, representing Oluyole federal constituency, Hon Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, has again awarded scholarships to 15 indigent undergraduates from different parts of her constituency, who are studying various degree programmes within Nigeria.
Hon Akande-Sadipe, who chairs the House Committee on Diaspora Affairs, in a statement by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Olamilekan Olusada, said that her decision to sponsor the students dates back to 2019, when she was elected into the House of Representatives.
She added that this was part of her contributions to improve the educational system in Oluyole federal constituency, Oyo State and the nation at large.
Explaining further, Akande-Sadipe said that the undergraduates, some of whom would be paid another tranche of their scholarships this month, were selected based on merit from communities within her constituency, stressing that most of them are from poor backgrounds.
The House of Representatives member disclosed further that her intervention programme was not limited to sponsoring students to embark on degree programmes at universities, adding that “we have trained and will keep training indigenes in vocations they have shown interests in.”
Meanwhile, a former Deputy Chairman and leader of the APC, Hon. Olalekan Adeyemo, had described the scholarship programme as a wise investment in the future of the younger generation in the constituency by Hon. Akande-Sadipe despite her very slim purse.
Adeyemo suggested that many members of the House of Representatives ought to take a cue from what Hon Akande-Sadipe has done, describing it as a laudable achievement.
Beneficiaries of the scholarship scheme include: Gabriel Akinade Oluwasegun, Willie Harry Oluwadamilola Esther, Ajibodu Olukunle Moses, Azeez Adekunle Kabir, Olasunkanmi Joshua Oladimeji, Ajibola Adesina Friday, Bello Quadri Kolade, Abdulrasak Salamat Kehinde, Adetona Mariam Omolayo, Salahudeen Aishat Adenike, Olalere Ololade Olamide, Oyewale Abolade John, Agboola Aminat Olapeju, Olalere Victoria Mayowa, and Gloria Chimeze.
One of the beneficiaries, Agboola Aminat Olapeju, commended the efforts of Hin Akande-Sadipe on behalf of her colleagues, for counting them worthy of the programme.
