A Lagos lawmaker, Prince Bisi Yusuff on
Saturday obtained Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (UTME) forms for
350 indigent candidates in his constituency.
Presenting the forms, Yusuff, representing
Alimosho Constituency I at the Lagos State
House of Assembly, said that health and
quality education were the most important
needs of citizens.
The lawmaker, who is Chairman, House
Committee on Public Accounts (Locals), said
his passion for quality education and
healthcare services remained constant.
“After prividng a very good healthcare services
for our children, the next thing is to equip our
children with sound education to develop their
minds for growth and development of the
nation.
“Education is just like insurance for the
parents in the old age. Education is the
pathfinder to life targets.
“Education is highly important because it is an
instrument for development. If one has
education, such will have the world in his
pocket.
” That’s why I am so passionate about health
and education. I am doing these two because
God has given me health and given my parents
that opportunity to educate me.
“If not, I would have been a nuisance to my
society; as representative of the people, I
must save money to aid the children’s
education,” Yusuff said.
According to him, politicians should be
concerned about the needs of the poeple
whose mandate they are using rather than
being greedy and selfish.
“I live with the people and I know their
problems, I know some parents cannot afford
to buy UTME forms. This is not the first, we
have been doing it.
“I do not only buy the forms, I organise tutorial
classes for them and give them stipends to
settle down when they are offered admission.
“I will urge beneficiaries of this edition to
study hard and I will not rest on my oars until I
help them fulfill their dreams, especially the
best among them.
“I am touching your lives today so that you will
be able to touch lives of others in the future,”
the lawmaker added.
The lawmaker assured that some of the
candidates would enjoy scholarship up to
university level if they worked hard.
He said that in addition to his annual free
drugs donations to state Ministry of Health, he
also bankrolled free surgeries for over 400
constituents in 2017.
In his remarks, Chief Edward Obisesan,
Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) in
Alimosho Local Government Area, commended
the lawmaker’s generosity and impact in
health and education, saying education is the
bedrock of development.
Mr Shakiru Yisuf, Chairman, Ipaja Ayobo Local
Council Development Area said: “This is a
mark of good leadership that affect the lives
of the youth, our future generation.
“This gesture is selfless in that it cuts across
all council and not limited to the constituency
the honourable is representing. He is
representing us well.”
He urged the candidates to encourage their
benefactor by studying hard to excel in the
examination.
Miss Olubusola Omotayo and Kayode Ojedele,
two of the beneficiaries, commended the
lawmaker and urged him to continue the
gesture which had brought relief to many
parents.
Another beneficiary, Deborah Sofuye, said :”I
was hoping to wait till next year before sitting
for UTME because of money but our lawmaker
has given me the opportunity to write this
exam.
“We promise to make you proud and our
parents are glad.”
Newsmen report that the beneficiaries were
drawn from the six council areas in Alimosho
Constituency in Lagos, namely: Ipaja Ayobo,
Mosan Okunola, Egbe/Idimu, Igando/Ikotun
and Agbado Oke Odo