By Ghazali Ibrahim
The Ifejola Dada Educational Foundation, established in memory of the late mother of Mr. Segun Dada, Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Social Media, has commissioned a series of educational support projects across primary schools in Ikorodu Local Government Area.
The projects, carried out in partnership with the Ikorodu Local Government Education Authority, include the rehabilitation of boreholes with generator sets in Anglican Primary School and Ijomu Muslim Primary School, as well as the donation of classroom furniture to Holy Trinity Primary School and Temidire Primary School.
The interventions are designed to ease the burden on pupils and teachers by providing access to clean water and more conducive learning environments.
At the commissioning ceremony, Education Secretary of Ikorodu LGEA, Alhaji Taiwo Abiodun Odumbo, alongside the Head of Social Mobilization, Mrs. Adebisi Sarah Abolarinwa, commended the foundation for its impact, noting that the initiative addressed some of the critical needs of the schools.
Special recognition was given to Hon. Kemi Buraimoh, Chief Whip of the Ikorodu Legislative Chamber, for facilitating the projects, and to Mr. Segun Dada, who honoured his late mother’s legacy as an accomplished teacher through the foundation’s intervention.
The event drew the presence of the Executive Chairman of Ikorodu LG, Hon. Lateef Adedayo Ladega; Vice Chairman, Hon. Babawale Alogba; SSA to the Lagos State Governor on Social Development, Mr. Biliamin Oba; Legislative Leader, Hon. Wasiu Babatunde Shotomiwa, along with councillors, headteachers, and community stakeholders.
Speakers at the event described the initiative as a model of private-public collaboration that would continue to inspire educational development in Ikorodu.
The foundation pledged its commitment to sustaining interventions that promote grassroots education and empower local communities.
