Late Buruji Kashamu's role in human capital development can't be quantified says Adekoya ….to construct skill acquisition centre in his memory
Damilola Ajibola
The Deputy Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon Abdel-Majid Adekoya, on Saturday, said that the role of late Senator Buruji Kashamu, towards human capital development as second to none.
Just as he planned to construct a multi million naira skill acquisition centre at Atikori, in Ijebu Igbo in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State in his memory.
He acknowledged the role played by the late politician who represented Ogun East Senatorial District from 2015-2019, in his journey to the House of Representatives.
Adekoya noted that the acquisition centre would be of great benefit to the people of the council area.
The event was attended by Kegbo of Atikori, HRH Oba Ibitayo Solaja, his Otunbas and community leaders as well as Dr. S. T. Akindele led management of Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic and residents of the ancient community.
The lawmaker submitted that the multi-million naira project apart from giving back to the society would help many residents to actualise their dreams and aid those who are not privileged to work with private or public organisations to have a livelihood.
The ancient site of Oke-Oyinbo skill acquisition centre in Atikori, and constructed by the British has been earmarked for the project.
“May Almighty Allah continue to forgive the sins of Prince Buruji Kashamu. At some point in time, he spent 15million naira on mobilisation and in making sure my House of Representatives ambition comes into fruition then.
“That is not even enough, during the 2015 general elections, I won in Ijebu Igbo with 7,500 votes and I equally won in Ago-Iwoye with 1500 votes. It means therefore that Ijebu Igbo contributed substantially to my electoral victory.
“He was a supportive and rare leader who stood firm with his political allies and followers during his lifetime,’ Adekoya added.
In her goodwill message, the Acting Rector of Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu Igbo, Dr (Mrs) S.T Akindele lauded the consistent intervention of Adekoya in enhancing the growth and development of the education sector in Nigeria.
Akindele described the berth of the vocation center as timely, as it came at a time the institution needed a skill and enterpreurship center to aid the accreditation of newly introduced courses by National Business and Technical Examinations Board, (NABTEB).
‘Yes, the management staff as well as the entire students of the Polytechnic community are grateful for the commencement of this project. But like Oliver Twist, we are passionately seeking for the construction of a tastefully furnished academic hall in our school by our father, Hon Adekoya. And we will want the proposed project to be named after him”, the Rector pleaded
