The Sola Saraki Educational Foundation (SSEF) on Saturday announced that its board had been reconstituted while an inaugural meeting of the reconstituted Board had also been held.
The board noted that this was sequel to the demise of Chief Olatunji Arosanyin , who was until his passing in early September, 2022 , the Chairman of SSEF ,as well as similar sad departures which had created vacuums in the Board.
SSEF in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by its Publicity Secretary, Dr Seyi Adigun noted that Dr. Musa Audu, Dr. Ali Ahmad, Alhaji Issa Bio Ibrahim , former senator Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, Hajia (Dr) Ayinke Saka, Hajia Nimata Ibrahim, Mr. Agbaje Opobiyi, Mall. Muhammed Ibrahim Ajia and Dr Seyi Adigun had since been co-opted to the Board of Trustees of the Foundation.
‘With the nine fresh additions, membership of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees has now risen to seventeen (17) under the acting Chairmanship of Dr. Musa Audu while Alhaji Ladi Hassan retains his position as substantive Secretary of the board.
Furthermore, the reconstituted Board has approved new appointments within the Trusteeship, including Hajia (Dr.) Ayinke Saka as Treasurer while Dr. Seyi Adigun will serve as Publicity Secretary.
Founded in perpetual memory of the sage, His Eminence, Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki, the Foundation has 5 objectives:
Sponsor indigent students undergoing MBBS degree in various Nigerian Universities.
Endow academic chairs in medicine at Universities.
Sponsor medical research
Sponsor medical outreach programmes
In the long term, establish a state-of-the-art CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITAL to be named after Oloye Olusola Saraki.
At her most recent meeting held on October 8, 2022, hosted by the Foundation’s Secretary, Alhaji Ladi Hassan, the reconstituted Board restated the Trustee’s unwavering commitment to the above core objectives and commended the previous leadership of the Foundation for the momentous strides achieved.
During the meeting, chaired by the new chairman, Dr. Musa Audu, the Foundation expressed concern about the grave state of education in Nigeria with a protracted industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) . The Board recalled that during his lifetime, the late Wazirin of Ilorin and former Senate Leader, Dr Olusola Saraki devoted an immense portion of his life and activities to the education of citizens. Members at the meeting found it lamentable that leaders in today’s Nigeria do not place premium on the sacrosanct role of education in the pursuit of greatness for the nation.
After exhaustive deliberations, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted by the attendees:
The Foundation remains resolute and unwavering in the commitment to upholding the ideological conviction of the Late Oloye, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki that a greater, peaceful and prosperous Nigeria is achievable only with the prioritization of qualitative education at all levels and in all spheres for the citizenry.
Specific interventions towards promotion of medical education and research will continue to be top priority for the reconstituted Board of the Foundation.
A medical outreach programme will be held at a date to be announced later to commemorate the 10th year anniversary of the exit from earthly realm of the statesman and sage, Oloye Olusola Saraki. This may possibly be held in the second week of November 2022.
The Board appealed to the Federal Government, the academic community and all stakeholders to act responsibly and take genuine proactive steps to halt the current impasse which has disrupted university education in Nigeria on a scale that is both sad and unimaginable.
The Board saluted the Saraki Family for steadfastness and courage over the past 10 years of the passing of Oloye and urged the scions to continue to display vision and chivalry in public service, indelible trademarks which distinguished the late personage while on earth’ the statement said- Team@orientactualmags.com
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