Ezekiel Adesina, the father of Ololade Adesina, the remarkable Kwara State student who achieved nine distinctions in the 2023 West African Secondary School Certificate Examination, recently shared a heartwarming revelation.
According to him, Rehoboth College decided to cancel a substantial N300,000 debt owed by his family due to his son’s outstanding performance in the examination.
Ezekiel Adesina disclosed this significant news during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin on a Tuesday. This act of generosity by the college underscores the exceptional achievement of Ololade and the potential it represents.
In light of his son’s remarkable academic accomplishment, Ezekiel Adesina has made a heartfelt appeal for a scholarship to be granted to Ololade. He is reaching out to both the state government and individuals, hoping to secure the support that would enable his son to continue his education and reach even greater heights in the future.
Mr Adesina said the plea became necessary because the family had serious financial challenges and could not support Ololade to further his studies.
He said: “With the support of our community and their belief in his abilities, we can provide him with the stepping stones he needs to forge ahead and achieve his dreams.”
Adesina, who lost his job, said life became difficult for the family to the extent that he had concluded arrangements to withdraw Ololade from school because he could not afford payment for his son’s Junior Secondary School examination.
He said: “It was the parents of his friend that paid for us when he wanted to write his Junior WAEC.
“His friend told his parents that they were about to withdraw Ololade for lack of financial will.”
Adesina commended Ololade’s school management for waiving 50 per cent of his son’s WASSCE registration fees.
He added: “Despite Rehoboth College, Ilorin giving us a 50 per cent slash in fees because Ololade was gifted, the family could not still afford to pay for his WASSCE. After sitting for his exams as allowed by Rehoboth College, I could not afford to pay to check his result.
“I had to go for a N5,000 loan to ensure we check his results. To the glory of God, he cleared all with distinction.
“To our greatest surprise, Rehoboth College wrote to us informing us that they have written off over N300,000 debt for us as a form of gift in appreciation to the sterling performance of Ololade at the 2023 WASSCE.”
