By Olasunkanmi Akoni

Residents of Adeku Village, Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area, LCDA, of Lagos State are presently in a celebration mood thanks to the  National Association of Seadogs, NAS, which recently donated a standard borehole water system, with reservoir tanks to them.

The association also donated various educational materials, such as mathematical sets, note books, writing and instructional materials among others, to representatives of two different schools in old Alimosho. They are Millennium Senor Secondary School Egbeda and Community Grammar School, Akowonjo.

Making the presentation at separate events, Mr. Nasiru Shaka, cap’n of the NAS, a.k.a Pirates Confraternity, Hawkins Deck, Egbeda, urged the recipients to utilise the materials for the purpose they were meant for in the interest of the general populace.

According to Shaka: “The gesture is one of our cardinal objectives of adding value to the society and empowering the less-privileged in having access to some of the things lacking in their environment as well as enhance their living standard. NAS, all over the world is about rendering service to the needy by impacting positively on any community we find ourselves. This is one of the numerous ventures we have undertaken in the past.”

The Bale of Adeku Community, Alhaji Taiwo Adeolu(Ebifemiloye I), while commending members of NAS for the much needed borehole donated to the community, noted that the gesture was a welcome relief to  residents as they now have access to potable water.

He lamented that residents for many years had to patronise water vendors who supply water from questionable sources.

Adeolu, however, assured the donor that the infrastructure would be adequately maintained and utilized for the purpose it was meant for.

Also, receiving the educational materials, principals of both schools, Mrs. Aderemi Ojumuand Mrs. Funmi Adeleke, commended the association for the kind gesture with an assurance that it would go a long way in enhancing standard of learning and better performance on the part of the pupils. “It will encourage the pupils to work harder in their education,” they enthused.

They urged other groups, individuals and corporate entities to come forward in assisting the state government in the provision of qualitative education and development, because: “Education is the best legacy we can bequeath the emerging generation for the overall national development.”