50 Indigent Students Benefit from Maiden Adegbenga Sun-Basorun Scholarship Scheme
FoodCo Nigeria Limited has announced the first batch of beneficiaries of the Adegbenga Sun-Basorun Scholarship Scheme for indigent secondary school students in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The scholarship, aimed at promoting the legacy of the late philanthropist and chairman of the organisation, Dr. Adegbenga Sun-Basorun, will cover tuition from junior secondary two until graduation for 1,000 students.
Beneficiaries of the maiden edition of the scholarship scheme were drawn from public secondary schools within Ibadan, including Oba Akinyele Memorial High School, Queen’s School, Government College and TL Oyesina Model Secondary School.
Others are: Community High School, Alegongo; Methodist Secondary School and Urban Day Secondary School.
The Executive Director of FoodCo Nigeria Limited, Mr. Ade Sun-Basorun who spoke during a ceremony to unveil the first batch of 50 recipients, said the late Sun-Basorun was passionate about assisting the less privileged, especially children and that the scheme will provide a platform for beneficiaries to actualise their educational aspirations as well as help reduce the burden of out-of-school children in the state.
“We are delighted to unveil the first set of beneficiaries of the Adegbenga Sun-Basorun Scholarship Scheme. The scholarship was thrown open to indigent students from secondary schools located around the eight FoodCo outlets in Ibadan.”
He said the organisation is involved in several community partnership initiatives within its host communities, adding that the project will offer a pathway for young bright minds to actualise their academic desires and make something positive from their lives, thereby immortalizing the ideals of its founding chairman.”
An official of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Olanike Adam commended FoodCo for the initiative, describing it as a demonstration of the company’s commitment to UBEC’s charge that education should be the responsibility of all.