Foundation offers scholarship to Ogun orphan

The founder of Oko Opo Foundation, Babatunde Adeyemo, has said the organisation is providing educational support for the family of the late electrician, Abdul-Rasheed Sodiya, as part of efforts to cushion the impact of his death on the family.

According to a statement made available to The PUNCH on Sunday, Adeyemo disclosed this during a visit to the late Sodiya’s family at their Ita Eko residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

The statement noted that the scholarship would be extended to the deceased’s eldest son to cover his education through secondary school and university.

It added, “The widow would receive a monthly stipend of N25,000 for six months, while the foundation would take care of hospital bills for both the widow and the children within the same period.

The gesture was necessary to ease the burden of the young family following the loss of their breadwinner.”

Adeyemo reportedly described the late Abdul-Rasheed as a hardworking and honest man

He also expressed shock over the electrician’s death, noting that he was a vibrant and religious personality.

What really amazed me about him was that while working at the estate, he was taking videos of the environment and sharing them with his friends and family abroad. He did it of his own free will without knowing there was a benefit attached to it.

“His demise is very shocking to me because he was a very lovely, agile and peace-loving person. As humans, we want to do our own bit to create a better future for widows in Ogun State and Nigeria in general,” the statement read.

Adeyemo further called on the government and well-meaning Nigerians to support charitable organisations working to assist widows and the less privileged.

The statement lamented that many people spend heavily on social showmanship while neglecting the plight of widows and their children.

“The government cannot do everything. Nigerians should learn to put themselves in the shoes of widows and their children and support them,” he said.