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| Tope Eluyefa and HRM Oba Adedokun Abolarin |
The school, which is best
described as one of its kind in terms of structure, quality of education
offered, and the unique attribute of providing education for the less
privileged, targets street children, motorcycle operators, as well as those
financially handicapped to access quality education.
A day with Oba Abolarin
in Oke Ila is not a waist of time on January 19, 2016 when he kabiyesi in his
royalty and aura drove the team personally to the school named Oba Abolarin
College, located along Bamikole Dada way,off Oduduwa road, Sapakin area Oke Ila
orangun in Osun State.
The serene environment
create a sense of natural phenomenon which aides any learning process and
study.
The school has a
beautiful dining hall, well furnished hostel rooms for the boys and girls,
classrooms with exquisite and the latest school desk and chair, Staff room, library with a sizable
hall that tells story of history;
Nigeria before and after independence.
Oba Adedokun Abolarin
college is built and dedicated for children on the street and children from
vulnerable homes at no cost at all.
Surprise is it? Speaking
during the visit, Kabiyesi, Oba Abolarin explained that every child counts and
have right to good life and sound education which he is leaving no stone unturn
to ensure the children are successful.
"The school is
basically for the poor, these are sons and daughters of bricklayer, farmer,
pepper sellers, Okada riders and so on, who have little or no access to good
and sound education". Oba Abolarin said.
The students who are
draen from the town Oke Ila, Aagba, Ororuwo, Ada and all otjer neighbouring
towns, presently consists of 28 boys and 27 girls.
The students enjoys the
ambience of good life, provided with 2 pairs of uniform, two pairs of
houseware, shoes, socks, school bags and
the height of it is the mini- laptop for each students all for free.
Oba Abolarin explained
that, the students are his children and he must make sure they all have a
better way of life if not the best in the future.
He said, "I have
determined to built my own mission in these children instead of gallivanting or
showing off at events and parties, I have the responsibility to build a future
with my resources so that our society can enjoy freedom from liabilities, crime
and waywardness'.
The students who are
culturally, educationally and morally sound are trained with the best tools of
modern education materials.
The classrooms tells a
story of a high taste of decency and conducive learning environment and a
replica of a standard British school.
While delivering his
motivational talk, titled "Dream it, Have it". Wale ojo Lanre, the
Associate Editor of Nigerian Tribune
narrated how hawk locust beans for his grandmother whom he stays with
from a town called Usi to Ido, Ijero, Ilogbo and other neighboring towns on
bare foot.
"While I was
hawking, I have a dream to be successful while I do not allow my present
situation to take always my dream, today I have the things I want, I have been
all around the world and I live comfortably because I dream it, I work hard and
I have it" Ojo Lanre said.
Sharing their
experiences, the students narrated how they vomited Coker oat, cornflakes and
indomie in the school to show their background and the kind of homes the
students come from.
The Abolarin College
students are today having a good life, looking radiants.
Adewole Ronke who have a
dream o becoming a lawyer explained that he heard about the school from someone
and he collected the form free of charge and she got admitted. Saying," I
wouldn't have a better life if not for Kabiyesi".
John Chigozie who wants
to be a civil Engineer is an Igbo boy, a son of a farmer and trader, said he is
living like a prince now unlike when he thought is no hope again when is in the
street.
"I am happy to be
here Kabiyesi has restore the hope of the hopeless and I pray that he will
never lack"
Ajinba Dolapo a JSS 2
student at Oba Abolarin said she has not seen or heard of a school with high
standard of learning and living are all free of charge. "My father is a
farmer and my mum is a Petty trader but I have hope again that I can be what I
want to be and I have a dream to become a broadcaster".
These are few children
who tells their stories, after the school hour the children returns to their
dormitories and change to the houseware and the girls among them went into the
kitchen to assist in preparing the lunch.
Oba Okunade Sijuwade Hall
was tastefully as the students dinning hall, boys are setting the table and it
is indeed a total rehabilitation for the sons and daughters of farmer, auto
mechanic, petty traders to handle cutleries very well to eat the food
deliciously prepared from the kitchen.
After the lunch the
students did not leave like that without packing the plates, washed and clean
their environment.
Speaking, His royal
majesty, Oba Adedokun Abolarin explained furthered that government can not do
it alone and that is why I will advice other well meaning meaning Nigerians to
emulate this kind of project.
The school hall, best
described as a hall of photo history, hosts historical pictures that tell and
teach the students stories of politics and national life, as well as
international entities who have contributed to global development.
Students of the school
are a wonderful lot and will dazzle any visitor as they welcome people in
fluent English. There are also performances as well as recitations in
near-perfect French language.
‘We are training a
globally acceptable set of students’
Speaking on the setting
up of the school, Oba Abolarin stated that “We are training a globally
acceptable set of students. UNESCO has declared English, French and Spanish as
the three internationally recognised languages. Thus, we are preparing them to
tap into the benefits of the world.”
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