The Special Assistant to Governor Abiola Ajimobi on Culture and Tourism, Mr Kunmi Fakeye, has donated a fully equipped ultra library complex worth N5million to St Peters Cathedral Aremo, Ibadan, in memory of his late mother, Emily Oladebo Fakeye.
During the presentation, Fakeye, described the project as one of the modest contributions of the family to the growth of education in the state and to support Sen Ajimobi’s aim to revitalise education sector in the state.
He lamented the dearth of libraries in secondary schools, noting that in the past, virtually all secondary schools had functional libraries for students and teachers, a situation which she said enhanced reading culture in schools.
Fakeye admonished the community to partner with the project by protecting the project, while students and teachers make good use of it.
“We cannot over-emphasise the importance of reading. Reading transports a person from a location to other parts of the world without leaving that location. It gives one new ideas and ways to solving everyday challenges. It also makes one a better person. Reading drives away ignorance which impedes human progress,”he said.
Earlier in his remark, the head of the Fakeye’s family, Mr Victor said the idea of the library project was conceived during the burial of their mother two years ago.
He assured that the family will effectively maintain the library for the next five years.
In his appreciation speech, the Bishop of Ibadan North Diocese, Rev Adewale Adebiyi, described Fakeye’s late mother as a model who natured her children in God’s way.
According to him, we know that the library cost a fortune, but it cost nothing to the Fakeye family since it is for God’s work which will further enhance the reading culture in youths.
