Administrator wants support for indigent pupils

The Administrator, Grace Schools, Lagos, Mrs. Olatokunbo Edun, has called on privileged members of the society to sponsor indigent but brilliant pupils to enable them achieve their dreams.

Edun said this recently while presenting scholarship awards to two indigent pupils of the school.

While noting that the award was instituted in honour of the late founder of the school, Mrs. Grace Oshinowo, Edun added that it had become an annual event to support poor pupils to enable them have access to qualitative education, regardless of their socio-economic background.

“More than ever before, it is important to provide succour for these pupils who are determined to learn. It has become a tradition for us in the school to seek out this category of Nigerians and support them. I am calling on privileged members of the society to look around and make these indigent but bright pupils a priority,” she said.

Two pupils, Olawale Ibrahim and Quadri Aileru benefitted from the scholarship awards. Olawale, who formerly attended Community Secondary School, Ilasamaja, Lagos, was elated by the gesture. Quadri’s mother, Mrs. Tinuola Aileru, a food seller at Mushin, lauded the management of the school for the initiative.

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The scholarship is worth N18m per beneficiary.

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