The Mutawali of Ilorin , who is also a renowned lawyer, Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq, on Tuesday called on corporate bodies and well-meaning individuals in the country to join hands with the governments to build school infrastructure and other essential facilities that would improve the learning environment for academic success of the students.
He also admonished students at all levels of education in the country to imbibe reading culture and study hard towards achieving greatness in life.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned Dr. AbdulRazaq said this in Ilorin as the Guest Reader at a programme called : ‘Read With Me’ , where he led some participating high school students in reading a few chapters of ‘The Path of Fate’ , a book written by Funmilayo Braithwaite.
The book reading session was organized by Plat Technologies Limited in partnership with Iqra Books — their Corporate Social Responsibility project to promote reading habits among school students in the state.
‘Plat technologies has done a great job by coming up with this reading session and building very impressive toilet facilities for the students as part of their CSR project. I want to use this opportunity to appeal to other businessmen and women in Kwara to please join hands with the government in its ongoing efforts to develop school infrastructure and ensure an enabling environment for learning’ he said.
Dr. AbdulRazaq, who is Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s elder brother, hailed the brilliance of the students that partook in the post-reading questions and answers, acknowledging that their good performance was a product of right investments by the government in the education sector and the commitment of their parents.
His reading alongside the students and sharing his wealth of experience excited the participants who were all eager to provide answers to some of the questions the elder statesman raised during the programme..
He thanked the firm for honouring him to play such a role, and for naming the public toilet it built for the Government Girls’ Day Secondary School after his nonagenarian mother, Alhaja Raliat AbdulRazaq.
‘It is a privilege and indeed a great honour to be invited here to take part in this reading session for the young school students that sought to inspire the students and inculcate in them the practice of reading.
Reading is very key to assimilating study and acquiring knowledge. I pray for their success now and in the future. They have answered most insightful questions (which I asked) and I am most impressed by that and the work being done here. I congratulate the principals of the participating schools and the Ministry of Education for the excellent work they are doing to reposition the education sector in the State.
It is a sign that we are witnessing the most transformative education policies and implementation in Kwara at the moment, and I am confident that these children will become our pride in the future’ he added.
In attendance were the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs. Mary Kemi Adeosun; representative of the Chairman of SUBEB and Permanent Member (1) at the Board, Alhaji Ibrahim Mashood; National Coordinator of Raliat Islamic Foundation, Dr. Muhammad Ghali Alaaya; Principal of Government Girls’ Day Secondary School (Junior class) , Hajia Issa Memunat Moyosore; representative of Pakata Development Association, Alhaji Yusuf Arowosaye; and the Chairman, PTA, GGDSS Pakata, Alhaji Owonwami; among other dignitaries.
Participating in the reading session were young people who are students at Government High School, Adeta; Kwara State College of Education Model Secondary School; Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata; and Barakat Community Secondary School Ilorin.
Earlier in his address, the CEO Plat Technologies Limited, Engr. Taofik AbdulKareem Babaita, had noted that for the reading culture to be sustained, the younger ones must be made to appreciate and internalize the value of reading as a lifetime adventure which was according to him the reason for organizing the programme.
‘Our resolve is to, in our own small way, contribute and ensure that the investment of the stakeholders in the education of the younger ones is not in vain. We have been doing this in series since 2012’ Engr Abdulkareem said.
He thanked Dr. AbdulRazaq for accepting to be guest reader and for his physical presence at the event, as well as other officials of the government that made the day a reality.
Highlights of the occasion were the inauguration of the block of toilets built in honour of Raliat Islamic Foundation, as well as the presentation of prizes to the best performing students, which was at the instance of Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq- Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you
