Over 100 Persons with disabilities have also applied
Report just reaching Roundoffnews.com indicates that Over four thousand students in Ekiti State have so far applied for the free Jamb form sponsored by the Opeyemi David Falegan Foundation within 5days.
The registration which started on Monday at ODF office in Ajilosun Ado Ekiti has attracted many students including Persons With Disabilities who are eager to benefit for the gesture.
Though the intention of Falegan is to sponsor 2000 students, the current number of applicants have surpassed the figure.
Speaking with Journalists, the students thanked ODF for the kind heart that prompted him to support the indigent students.
Speaking with Timileyhin one of the applicants, he said:”I’m very happy for the opportunity and I want to thank the foundation for helping me. I’ll read well to make a good grade.”
Another beneficiary, Omogboyegun Medinat said, “I heard of the sponsorship through my lesson tutor and I’m very grateful cause I’ll get to save money, thanks to ODF foundation cause I have been registering for jamb for a while now and the cost hasn’t been so easy. I hope this time I get the admission.”
Also, Blessing Olabode stated, “I’ll do my upmost best to study well so I can get admission this time around. Thanks to ODF foundation.
Moreso, Bisola said, “I have been encouraged severally by this foundation as regards jamb registration. This is my fourth time of applying. So I’m very grateful to hon. Falagan for this program.
In an interview, the Special Adviser to Hon David Falegan, Temitope Samuel, stated that the platform was created as a means of impacting to the educational sector and get more people educated, noting that the scheme is an annual event.
“Yearly we give out free registration to at least 2000 to 5000 students in the state, and this is not limited to only indigenes, non indigenes can apply too, cause it’s not based on religion or ethnicity, ODF believes in one Nigerian one voice.
“The scheme us sponsored by Hon Opeyemi David falegan . So all the students need to do is come down to our office and obtain their form and fill in their details and when its due time to enroll them for the registration we call them.”
“When the portal is open they will be contacted either through their gmail or phone number to come back to the office and get enrolled and get registered.” He said.
