500 Lagos students get free JAMB forms
Five hundred students in Amuwo Odofin Local Government, Lagos State have benefited from Bethel Omoniyi Olulade’s free Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) Form largesse. Speaking at the venue of the
Five hundred students in Amuwo Odofin Local Government, Lagos State have benefited from Bethel Omoniyi Olulade’s free Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) Form largesse.
Speaking at the venue of the distribution, which took place at Jakande Estate, Amuwo Odofin, Olulade said he was driven by the desire to see younger people become successful.
“Seeing the young ones we motivate and support become successful is what motivates me. I am hoping that someday very soon, we will see the Nigeria of our dreams and see the seeds we sow mature into great oak trees,” he said.
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Olulade, immediate past councilor representing Ward A2 in Amuwo Odofin Local Government, said the gesture took roots as far back as 2017, long before he ventured into politics.
“We had put up an essay on ‘Why you deserve a free JAMB form,’ with the plan to give out 30 forms, but after reading the essays that came in, we ended up giving out 70 forms based on our budget.
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Since then, Olulade, who showed that the project is supported by family, friends and the Anglican Church, said the number has grown steadily and when he became councillor in 2021, he upped it to 400.
“We decided to up it to 500 this year, aligning with the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President. Seeing the laudable Students’ Loan programme of the government, I believe the only way to have our youths benefit from it is to give them the opportunity to sit for JAMB, pass and get admission into the higher institutions of learning,” he stated further.
The donor’s mum, Mrs. Adeola Olakunde, who was at the venue to offer her support, said Olulade has made support for education his priority, citing an occasion when a mother had come lamenting her inability to pay her child’s school fees and Olulade had quietly excused himself only to appear with the money for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) form.
Some of the benefiting students expressed their delight and appreciation at the gesture, promising to work hard to make the gesture worth the donors’ while.
