Toyosi Akure Foundation Doles Scholarships, Cash to Students, Empowers Traders

129
Spread the love

Toyosi Akure Foundation, a humanitarian services organisation based in Houston, Texas, once again, has put smiles on the faces of the people of Yagba west local government area, Kogi State.

The Foundation, at the weekend ended a month-long wholly self-bankrolled summer classes for students, gave out scholarships and cash to outstanding participants. The 2024 edition of the yearly Summer Lesson was the second of its kind. The maiden edition was launched in August, 2023.

According TAF spokesman, Mr Kingsley Kusagba, the founder and sole financier of the Foundation, Dr. Toyosi Akure “is a special breed of Okun-Yoruba extraction who is passionate about the wellbeing of the less privileged and has committed his hard earned resources to selfless humanitarian services over the years”.

He noted that aside giving scholarships to outstanding students in the just concluded free summer lessons, the foundation paid the school fees of three outstanding students in each of the classes in JSS1 and SS3.

Some of TAF Summer Lessons Participants

Their school fees for first, second and third term were underwritten and the receipts of payment presented to the beneficiaries. These, in addition to school bags, textbooks, exercise books and other writing materials. Meanwhile in his magnanimity, Dr Akure ensured that all participants went home with exercise books and writings materials, distributed free by the Foundation.

Similarly, cash gifts were presented to petty traders carefully selected under in each of the seven wards of the area council in Yagba west local government by the foundation under the aegis of IREDE TRADER MOINIE.

“Chief Obafemi Awolowo had once said, The children of the poor you failed to train will never let your children have peace. Dr Toyosi Akure has written his name in gold for his passion for educational growth and development of Yagba west children. He has committed and invested several millions of naira towards improving the standard of education of Yagba west children. Education remain the best legacy’s that can be given to a child. In Proverb 19: 17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord and he will reward them for what they have done. May God almighty continue to bless and prosper all his undertaken in life in Jesus name”.

The event was well attended by dignitaries and eminent personalities, including, monarchs, top government functionaries, clerics, critical stakeholders in education and other walks of life.

Some of the dignitaries are Elere of Ere Kingdom-Elect, His Royal Highness Oba Richard Adeola, Emla of Ilemla, Oba Victor Rotimi Dada and immediate past Secretary to the Yagba West Local Government Transition Committtee, Hon Femi Adeyeye, among others.


Spread the love