Oyo LG boss offers scholarships to 18 students

The Iseyin LG Chairman, Rasaq Fadiran.

The Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State has sponsored 18 students from the community on scholarship to study at the Abiola Ajimobi Technical University, Ibadan, in the last three years.

The council Chairman, Rasaq Fadiran, disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Ibadan, the state capital, on Thursday.

He said, “The beneficiaries of the programme were selected through thorough screening conducted by the institution, and they are studying courses in the medical, engineering, technology and basic digital skill acquisition areas to add value to the growth of Iseyin in particular, and Oyo in general.”

Fadiran added that the scholarship programme, which the Governor Seyi Makinde government supported, made it possible for his administration in Iseyin Local Government to provide timely intervention to brilliant students seeking higher education and opportunities in medical and technology lines.

“Since I became the Chairman of Iseyin Local Government three years ago, we have sponsored 18 brilliant students who are indigenes of the community to acquire education that will impact their lives, their community and the state positively.

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“We give the credit to our progress-loving Governor Makinde, who made the platform, the wherewithal and encouragement for this laudable scheme possible.

“Oyo is known for the stride to lead in all things good, so in academic and educational development, we are happy to say, the scholarship programme is adding great value to our community,” Fadiran noted.

The six students that made benefited the scholarship scheme for 2026 were reported to have resumed for academic activities on Monday after various orientation programmes by the management of Abiola Ajimobi Technical University, Ibadan.