In his quest to ensure that students get to the highest pedestal and attain academic excellence, an I Karam-born and American-based Community leader,
Chief [Dr] Odomode Adeyemi Ololade Opemipo LaCrown has donated books worth over N10 million to Schools in Akoko.
The event which took place Ikaram Unity Guest House in Ikaram, had who had gathered to get their copies of the books.
Chief (Dr) Odomode Adeyemi LaCrown is a member of the New York Education Council that plans and advocates for new imagination dynamics after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chief Adeyemi Opemipo LaCrown is the current national president of Ikaram Progressive Union, home and abroad, and he is in the country for the 2nd edition of the Ikaram Image Award, a program meant to highlight and honor the great work of the sons and daughters of the town across the globe who are making strides in their various fields.
Speaking at the event, the donor, said the books worth over 10 million naira were shipped into the country early this year from the United States of America to promote science, technology, English, and mathematics (STEM).
On his magnanimity, he said; I felt our children should begin to learn the new language through S.T.E.M.
Chief Adeyemi LaCrown opined that “For any student to do well and compete in the global space with their contemporaries, they need to have the right tools for learning. This starts with having the right textbooks”, he stated.
After a brief meeting where the donor, Dr Adeyemi LaCrown, shared his passion for education with the administrators and the need for them to embrace their position in nation-building and career development.
Early, as at 7am, volunteers started arriving the storehouse, even from neighboring towns, to arrange the books by subjects and authors. It was a huge task, but it was a very exciting and rewarding exercise, as echoed by Afeez Mohammed, who coordinated the volunteer team.
“The school administrators started gathering at the Unity Guest House by 10 am. to meet the donor who was overseeing the whole exercise.
The programme featured questions and answers which lasted for about half an hour as the school administrators complained about so many issues that range from lack of teachers and dilapidated school buildings to not having the necessary curriculum books available for teaching.
“Looking at some of the pictures presented to the donors and the poor state of learning for students, it was a horrible scene to imagine how we always expect brilliancy from our children but no basic tools and enabling environment to achieve the result.
Dr Adeyemi Opemipo LaCrown, who attended Ahmadu Bello University Medical College in Zaria, Kaduna state, before immigrating to the United States of America, promised to intensify on his efforts by seeking collaborators to help him with what he learned from the visitors.
The collection of books that were already arranged into segments by the volunteers and to be delivered to the various administrators present started around 1 o’clock.
“It was also learnt, that some community libraries would benefit from the book giveaway exercise. Several schools that were unable to make it for the first day will join the second phase of the giveaway.
Just recently, he sponsored the Akoko Unity Cup, a grassroot football competition across all the Akoko towns and villages to recruit and promote his Odomode Adeyemi LaCrown football️ academy.
The final of the competition that started in June this year was on Sunday, August 20, 2023, between LaCrown FC and Ologbese FC from Oka Akoko, which was the 2023 champion
