Atinuke Ige Scholarship Scheme - About 400 students from various public secondary schools in Ibadan and Osogbo, are expected to benefit from a scholarship programme instituted to honour the late former governor of Old Oyo State, Chief Bola Ige and his wife, Justice Atinuke Ige, on Saturday.
The scheme, a copy of which was made available to the Nigerian Tribune, on Wednesday, according to Mrs Funso Adegbola, was to keep the passion and vision of the late couple on education alive.
For 2016 awards, 200 students from public primary schools in Oyo and Osun states, would engage in a written test on Saturday, for the selection of 10 finalists.
At the same time, another set of 200 students from public secondary schools in Oyo and Osun states, would also be involved in a written test to select another 10 finalists. The grand finale will take place on Saturday, May 14, when the four lucky winners will emerge.
The statement further stated that late Chief Ige’s “passion for free and qualitative education for the children of the poor, was unrivalled as he diligently implemented a programme of free education at all levels in Oyo State when he was a governor.
His wife, Justice Atinuke Ige, who “distinguished herself at the Bench, lived all her life to bring succour and hope to those who had lost hope. She was responsible for the education of many children from the ranks of the poor in the society up to university level.
These feats, Adegbola said, informed the decision of the duo’s family “In 2013 to institute a scholarship award in memory of Justice Atinuke Ige worth N2.5million for each of the two winners annually.”
Source: Nigerian Tribune