The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and the National Association of Ogun State Students have commended Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, the senator representing Ogun West senatorial district at the National Assembly, for awarding 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 Sileola Felicia, Francis Gabriel, chairman of NANS OGUN and the national president of NAOSS, Com. Thomas Kehinde, yesterday.
According to the statement, the N200,000 scholarships and N100,000 bursary facilitated by the senator will greatly ameliorate the beneficiaries’ financial burden.
The student leaders added that the scheme would also help the indigent students in the senatorial district focus more on their studies while their parents heave a sigh of relief.
The student leaders observed that since Adeola was elected senator in 2023, he has facilitated several developmental projects, noting that his intervention in the provision of education infrastructure has opened a new vista in the senatorial district.
They added that, in addition to the periodic award of scholarships and bursaries to thousands of students, the senator’s facilitation of the construction of modern classrooms, ICT centres, and libraries in public schools in Ogun West has transformed the Yewa-Awori zone of Ogun State.
While declaring that Senator Adeola, who is also the Senate Committee chairman on Appropriations, 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 development.
They described the senator as a student-friendly politician who has continued to prioritise student welfare and a conducive learning environment.
The student leaders submitted that NANS and NAOSS would continue to rally support for Senator Adeola’s bid to offer qualitative representation in the Senate and facilitate more developmental projects for the people of Ogun West.
They further urged other senators in the state to follow Adeola and propose schemes that will benefit students immensely.
