Jandor Advocates Pro-Education Policy as Scholarship Beneficiary Emerges Best Female Law School Graduate
The Lead Visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement and 2023 governorship candidate, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (Jandor), has called for robust government policies to support the education of indigent students, stressing the need to ease the burden on struggling parents.
Adediran made the appeal while hosting Miss Maryam Lawal, a graduate of Lagos State University (LASU), who recently emerged as the 2025 Best Graduating Female Student and Second Overall Best Graduating Student of the Nigerian Law School.
Miss Lawal, a graduate of LASU’s Faculty of Law (Common and Islamic Law), stood out among 7,134 students called to the Bar on July 10. She earned eight awards, placing her among the top achievers in Nigeria’s legal education sector.
A beneficiary of the Jandor Scholarship Foundation, which Adediran established in 2017, Miss Lawal’s success highlights the impact of sustained educational support. According to Adediran, the foundation has awarded scholarships to no fewer than 100 indigent students annually across Nigerian universities.
Expressing pride in Maryam’s achievement, Adediran urged state governments and well-meaning individuals to emulate such support systems and help lighten the educational burden for many underprivileged students.
Adediran said, “As a matter of fact, some of us would not have been where we are today if not for education. We have the duty to see how many people we can also pull up.
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“Outside education, I don’t know what I would have become because I grew up in the Mushin community, education did a lot in where I am today.
“We do need good government policy that will make education affordable to the poorest of the people for our society to be better, and easy to govern.”
Adediran, who recalled that seven years ago Maryam was one of the many names of the foundation’s admission list, said that her hard work had single her out to make everyone proud.
“Maryam has been able to write the name of her parents in gold because of her hardwork and little support from our foundation,” he said.
Adediran announced that he had facilitated employment for Maryam with Wole Olanipekun and Co law firm, if she decides to take up the offers.
According to him, the root of major problems facing the country at the moment is lack of education and ignorance.
“We must prioritise education. It is key, it is the bedrock of our survival, it is the foundation upon which we can build so many things and solve so many problems even leadership,” he said.
According to him, educated Nigerians should not leave the political space for people who do not understand the importance of education and what it takes to govern a society.
Responding, Miss Lawal, who applauded Adediran for his dedication to helping the poor, said that she got his scholarship at 100 Level in 2018, saying “this helped me a lot.”
Lawal, who noted that many indigent students were not finding it difficult to get education because of its high cost, advocated more scholarship schemes for those that could not afford education.
“I hope that we have more scholarship opportunities and people who are actually in need of them get it. All state governments should also invest in education and give bursaries to help the needy,” Lawal said.
Speaking, Mr and Mrs Hakeem Lawal, parents of the beneficiary, commended Adediran for staying with the family.
Lady Funke Ijayekunle, the Central Coordinator, Lagos4Lagos Movement, commended the unwavering commitment of Adediran to supporting the weak with his resources, saying Lawal had done the foundation among the beneficiaries of the 2018 scholarship.