1,000 Ogun students, WASSCE best performers receive support

More than 1,000 students across Ogun Central Senatorial District have benefited from the third edition of an education empowerment programme by Senator Shuaibu Afolabi Salisu.

The programme, held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta, provided beneficiaries with school bags, exercise books, JAMB past questions, mathematical sets and other educational materials to support their academic development.

Salisu, who represents Ogun Central in the National Assembly and chairs the Senate Committee on ICT and Cybersecurity, said the intervention was part of his sustained efforts to promote education, digital literacy and ICT skills among young people.

He said the initiative was designed to reduce the financial burden on parents while providing students with essential tools to improve their academic performance.

He said his interventions in the education sector went beyond the distribution of learning materials to include ICT centres, science laboratories and other educational infrastructure across the senatorial district.

The best male and female students in the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Ogun Central also got support.

The best male student, Ogunlade John Omotolani, a physically challenged SS3 student of St. Peter’s Grammar School, received a laptop in recognition of his outstanding academic performance.

The best female student, Busari Kaosarat Aramide of Community High School, Oluke, also received a laptop after emerging as the best female student in the 2026 WASSCE in the senatorial district.

Other outstanding students, including physically challenged students from St. Peter’s Grammar School and Ansar-deen Grammar School, Ishaga Orile, were also recognised for their academic achievements.

Ogun Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, urged the students to make proper use of the educational materials and remain committed to their studies, noting that the initiative complemented the state government's efforts in the education sector.