The King of Itori kingdom, located in Ewekoro local government of Ogun State, Oba Fatai Akamo has offered scholarship to 21 students of DS Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori.
The gesture was announced during activities marking the monarch’s 21 coronation anniversary held at the polytechnic campus, where a football competition as well as essay competition were staged to add glamour to the ceremony.
The royal father donated the sum of N500,000 to the school management and promised to be available when needed for additional support.
Akamo attributed his success on the throne to God and all his subjects, adding that he would not stop adding value to the growth of the town.
The football encounter was between Oba Akamo’s soccer team and Olori Barakat Akamo soccer squad and ended 3-2 in favour of the monarch’s team, following a penalty shoot out, with the winning team going home with N50,000 cash.
The Dean of Students Affairs of the Polytechnic, O.A Odusanya pointed out that the reign of the traditional has been a blessing for the institution and the entire Itori community, describing him as a beacon of peace and progress
Odusanya also acknowledged leadership quality of the Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr Goke Rauf, emphasizing that since he took over, the institution has continue to transform to better status.
The Rector expressed thanks to the royal father adding that he has continued to make the institution and the community proud, and prayed for him to continue to excel in the task of ruling the community.
Rauf, however, tasked other individuals and stakeholders to emulate the gesture of the monarch in the area of supporting education and the polytechnic in particular.
He seized the opportunity of the occasion to thank Governor Dapo Abiodun for his supportive roles towards the upliftment of the polytechnic.
