No fewer than 200 students from five states, including Osun, Ogun, Ekiti, Anambra, and Benue, have benefited from the Ilerioluwa Education Support Scheme, led by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola.
The beneficiaries, with scores above 200 in their Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) results, received their cheques over the weekend at the Tinubu/Shettima campaign office in Osogbo, Osun State.
The presentation was conducted by Engr Olalekan Badmus, Executive Director of Marine and Operations at the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) and facilitator of the initiative.
According to Engr Badmus, “The programme aims to give back to society by engaging the youths”.
I am also a beneficiary of this engagement, with my leader and mentor, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, he has built a lot of us, and the only way we can spread this goodwill he has done is by giving back to the society through Ilerioluwa Education Support Scheme which started four years ago for admission seekers.
“This is the fourth edition. We started by paying for JAMB for beneficiaries. We have gone further by also giving grants to admission seekers who scored over 200 in JAMB.”
He added: “Over 200 admission seekers from majority from Osun while others from Ogun, Ekiti, Anambra, and Benue states benefited from this programme.”
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