Varsity Don Charges Influential Politicians on Human Capital Development
A former Vice Chancellor, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Professor Lai Ogunkoya, has charged politicians and well-to-do members of the society to make human capital Development a priority as part of their corporate social responsibility.
The erstwhile VC, who was the chairman of the occasion, gave the charge at the 2017 Annual Ajoke Ipaye Educational Foundation presentation of scholarships and awards to the indigent, but brilliant university undergraduates held at Ojoo, Ijebu-igbo Local Government Council Development (LCDA) of the state.
He said this kind of initiative should be emulated by everybody that the society has affected positively, noting the impact of giving back to the society would be felt in the area of human capital development, education wise.
"Ajoke Ipaye Foundation has taken a right step since 2009. It has been involved in giving out scholarship to the less-privileged that will further encourage other students in their educational pursuit," said the university don.
Presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries of the scholarship award, Dr Babatunde Ipaye, who is the incumbent Ogun State Commissioner for Health, said he was also a beneficiary of one thousand naira which has brought him to where he is today, saying that the best way to give back to the society was to encourage the less-privileged amongst students who are from humble background and cannot afford basic education.
He said he was so excited about Master Adebayo Sakiru, one of the first beneficiaries of the foundation who is currently studying PhD in English Language in South Africa.
"My joy today knows no bounds as I witness some of the students currently under my scholarship award doing excellently well in their various choices of career, one of whom is an undergraduate in OAU, another one studying his PhD in English Language in South Africa," said Ipaye.
While urging well-to-do members of the society to sieze the opportunity of giving back to the society in a way that would add value and dignity to the lives of the beneficiary, Ipaye said the foundation has been in existence since 2009 and currently, 11 students are benefiting from the scholarship award.
Dignitaries in attendance include Mrs. Modupe Mojota, Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Chairman, Ajoke Ipaye Foundation, Chief Samuel Olugbemi Ogungbe, Director, Ogun State Lands Bureau, Mr. Biyi Ismail and others.