In its quest to see the less privilege get access to education, SIJ Foundation has awarded scholarship to 300 students. President of the foundation, Oluwashola Jimmy Idiagbon, said the 300 scholarship was specifically given to students in Kwara State metropolis. Idiagbon, a protégé of former governor, Senator Bukola Saraki, handed over the scholarship to the students, varying from kindergarten to senior secondary.
Jimmy Idiagbon, describes the gesture as his own way of giving back to the society. He said; “There is great potential in these children. Unfortunately, a lot are from poor homes where their parents are struggling to put food on the table. We decided to do this from the little that God has blessed us with. This is just the beginning as we intend to make the scholarship scheme a continuing project.”
The schools which benefitted from the scholarship award include Modupe Nur/Pry School, Alafia Nur/Pry school, Opeyemi Nur/Pry school, United Community Sec. School, Rukayat Science Academy, Access Nur/Pry School, Okesena Pry School, Quareeb Nur/Pry School, to mention a few.
The fees were paid on behalf of the students to their various schools through Manzuna Aliyu and Ahmed Alhassan, who are the coordinators of the foundation. In addition to the scholarships, the SIJ Foundation also distributed over 30,000 books and pens to students across the state. Materials such as praying kettles, Qurans, hijabs, tesbews were also distributed to mosques in the Ilorin metropolis.
It was also revealed that, graduates will also benefit from the generosity of the foundation as a few selected ones will be sponsored for their masters degree. Recently, the foundation visited some hospitals in the state, and assisted patients with cancer. According to the coordinator Mr Manzanu Aliyu; “The goodwill of the SIJ foundation is not for showoff, but to complement the efforts of Gov Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state. We are only trying to be our brother’s keeper and this is the way we know how to do it best.”
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