By Olayinka Latona

Nigeria Red Cross Society, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Division, Ogun State     has donated 200 chairs and lockers worth millions of naira to Ansar-Ud Deen Practising School, Ota and Local Government School III, Sango-Ota in Ogun state. Chairman of the society, Ogun State branch, Comrade Yinka Fashina who said the donation was an accomplishment of a long time vision to positively affect peoples’ lives, enjoined various stakeholders in the country to contribute towards improving the standard of education in the country and also to guarantee the future of the Nigerian youths.

While presenting the furniture to the benefiting schools, Comrade Fashina revealed that the project was sponsored by “The America People through the Ambassadorial Special Self-Help Project (SSHP) 2014/2015 window.   He also called on the school managements to ensure that they put in place maintenance mechanism that will promote durability of the chairs and lockers and also wired into the pupils mind the culture of maintenance and appropriate public property management.

Responding, head teacher of Ansar-Ud Deen Practising School, Mr. Odunaro and Local Government School III & IV, Sango-Ota, said they were happy that the project becomes a reality and also considering their schools out of numerous schools in the local government. Adding that the gesture will aid the pupils to acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to live comfortably in a complex society since the needed conducive environment were provided

Describing the project as a timely one, the royal fathers in attendance, The Olota of Ota, Oba Moshood Alani Osanyintola and Onilogbo of Ilogbo-Asowo, Oba Samuel Ojugbele   appreciated the principal sponsors of the project, Nigeria Red Cross Society especially Ado-Odo/Ota division for seeing to the needs of the needy in the community. They also called on other stakeholders to embark on such project and make life meaningful for the less privilege in the society.