EKITI FIRST LADY URGES STAKEHOLDERS’ SUPPORT FOR MORE ACCESS TO EDUCATION
Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, has charged all stakeholders in the education sector to support all endeavours at ensuring that more children of school age have access to the best educational resources.
Dr. Oyebanji also reiterated the resolve of the administration led by her husband, Governor Biodun Oyebanji to provide an enabling environment for education to thrive for the state to maintain its good reputation in the sector.
The First Lady made the remarks on Thursday while performing the foundation laying ceremony of a two-storey building of a private school, Nurture Haven Academy located along NTA Road in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.
Dr. Oyebanji said the initiative of private school establishment aligns with the present administration’s goals of fostering educational excellence and creating opportunity for every child to succeed.
The First Lady noted that the school represents the invaluable contribution of the private sector to the educational landscape of the state as it also symbolizes dedication to nurture minds and talents of the nation’s future leaders.
She said: “As we lay foundation, we are not just building a school, we are constructing the future of Ekiti State, one that is bright, inclusive and full of promise. I commend the founders of Nurture Haven Academy for their visionary efforts and Commitment to education.”
Dr. Oyebanji advised the potential beneficiaries of the academy to embrace all opportunities that comes their way for education remained the key that unlocks countless doors to success and fulfilment.
Earlier in his sermon, Pastor Anthony Obinna of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ekiti Youth Province 9, said no man can achieve anything in life except God permits.
He encouraged the gathering from the book of Psalms 24 and urged Ekiti residents to look beyond the current situation in the country and continue to have trust in the Lord who he described as the author and finisher of our faith.
While appreciating the wife of Ekiti State Governor, the proprietress of the school, Mrs. Fola Richie-Adewusi described the gesture of the First Lady as impactful and encouraging owing to the short notice from her.
She described the vision to start the building for the school as God’s ordained and echoed that the school has come to contribute meaningfully to the excellence that Ekiti State is known for in education.
Mrs. Richie-Adewusi said: “Her Excellency, the wife of the Governor has amazed me with her presence despite the short notice and she has again demonstrated that she is God’s true servant and a lover of education, I can’t thank her enough.”