A new chapter in community-driven education support was opened last Friday in Abeokuta North Local Government Area (LGA) with the inauguration and handover of a solar-powered mini community library, delivered through a strategic partnership between After God’s Heart Incorporated (AGH) and the Association of Mass Communication Students (AMACOS) of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Alumni Association (Class of 1994–1999).
According to a statement by the Public Relations Officer of AMACOS 94/99 Set, Mr. Adejuwon Osunnuyi, the facility was handed over to the Abeokuta Local Government Council at the Baptist Primary School, Ita Iyalode, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, to serve students and residents of the community, reinforcing the role of collaboration between civil society organisations, alumni groups, and government in advancing access to quality education.
At the event, President of AMACOS 94/99 alumni association, Mr. Moruff Adenekan described the project as a product of shared vision, compassion, and purposeful collaboration.
He said that the initiative was inspired by AGH’s belief that sustainable societal transformation begins with access to knowledge.
According to him, the Founder of AGH, Dr. David Olawale had consistently emphasised the importance of education as a catalyst for long-term development.
‘If we truly want to change the society, we must first give children access to knowledge — because education is the seed from which every lasting transformation grows’, he said.
Reiterating Olawale’s words, ‘When we invest in education, we are not helping people for a moment — we are shaping futures for generations’, the AMACOS 94/99 alumni association noted that AGH’s intervention was motivated by concerns over declining academic performance and the absence of functional, accessible libraries for students.
Rather than offering sympathy, Adenekan said that AGH provided structure, resources, and hope by partnering with AMACOS 94/99 alumni to create a learning environment designed to restore confidence, discipline, and aspiration among young people.
Beyond books, the library was designed to support uninterrupted learning, as it is solar-powered and stocked with materials covering science, arts, and commercial subjects, targeting students at critical stages of their academic journey. Adenekan quoted Olawale, whose NGO is based in Indiana, United States, as saying, ‘talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not — and it is our duty to close that gap’.
Adenekan explained that the project was delivered with deliberate local impact, as youths within the local government were engaged, furniture and everything used in the library were produced and purchased within the LGA to enable small traders benefit from procurement. This, he said, reflected AGH’s philosophy of empowering people while solving problems — a value shared by AMACOS 94/99 alumni.
In further demonstration of its commitment to education, the AMACOS 94/99 alumni announced that the association had mobilised common entrance examination forms for admission into 70 unity schools. They will be distributed to indigent pupils in the LGA to encourage academic excellence.
He also revealed plans to work with relevant organisations and individuals to organise extra-tutorial programme between March and May 2026 for West African School Certificate Examinations and Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, aimed at improving students’ performance ahead of external examinations.
Describing the library project as a legacy initiative of the AMACOS 94/99 set, guided by the belief that “We are Better Together”, Adenekan noted that the presence of an AMACOS 94/99 alumnus as Chairman of the LGA further strengthened the resolve to support a meaningful education project within the local government.
While receiving the facility, the Chairman of the LGA, Hon. Lanre Oyegbola-Sodipo, expressed appreciation to AGH and AMACOS 94/99 for the initiative, describing the library as a welcome development for the area.
He appealed for continued support, noting that the local government has over 20,000 pupils across more than 86 public primary schools.
He also highlighted the importance of collaboration between civil society organisations, alumni associations, and the government in addressing education challenges.
As the facility was formally handed over, both AGH and AMACOS 94/99 expressed confidence that the library would be protected, properly managed, and fully utilised.
Adenekan said it is expected to serve as a refuge for diligent students, a launchpad for academic excellence, and a symbol of what purposeful collaboration can achieve.
