“What we did was that at the Foundation level, We visited some sites of the project we had executed to check on the usage and the likely problem the benefiting communities are encountering. We chose four locations, three of which were motorized boreholes and one streetlight around Ita-Ajia, all were projects executed by the foundation under the chairmanship of the celebrant.
•Hakeem Lawal is a Godsent– Scholarship beneficiaries
•We’re celebrating him for being a light and candle for Kwarans– Leading Organizer
The G-9 Up Lawal Movement, a political group under the leadership of the Ex-Gubernatorial Aspirant and Chairman of Awliya Foundation, Mallam Hakeem Oladimeji Lawal, on Thursday, embarked on a project inspection and also organises a prayer session in celebration of his 47th birthday anniversary.
The inspection train to some of the celebrant’s foundation executed projects within Ilorin metropolis was deemed necessary in a bid to examine their functionality and also gather feedback from the benefiting communities.
While the inspection was part of the event of the day, It also featured a prayer session observed by the Council of Ulamah who gathered in their numbers at the foundation office located in Ilorin, to pray for the celebrant.
Some of the projects visited include – a Motorized borehole situated at Kuntu, Adewole Ward, Ilorin West Local Government Area; a Motorized borehole situated at Amule, Ilorin East Local Government Area; a Motorized borehole situated at Popo-Giwa, Ajikobi Ward, Ilorin West Local Government Area; a Solar Streetlight situated at Ita Ajia, Ilorin East Local Government Area – All of which are located within Ilorin metropolis.
According to the council of Ulamah, they described the celebrant as selfless, courageous, and one of Kwara’s topmost philanthropists who exhibits the traits of honesty and the fear of God.
During the prayer session, Ayinde Jamiu from Pan-African College of Education in Offa, who spoke on behalf of other beneficiaries of the Awliya Foundation Scholarship Scheme, expressed their gratitude towards the celebrant’s gesture on their academics describing him as‘God-sent’.
“The celebrant holds a very important space in our lives, let me say he’s a God-sent to us. He sponsored our education like others, right from NCE-1 till NCE 3. To the glory of God, We’re now a certificate holder of the National Certificate of Education from Pan-African College of Education in Offa.
“We’re here to show our profound gratitude for the impact Alhaji Hakeem Lawal has made in our lives. Without him, I don’t think we’ll be able to further our academics or even know what education is all about. All we wish for him is long life and more rewarding years ahead. ” he said.
Interacting with newsmen at the event, a close ally of the celebrant, Issa Muttolib Ayobami disclosed that the event was a surprise thrown at the celebrant by his political family even though he is out of the country.
He said, “Today the 21st day of October is the birthdate of Hakeem Oladimeji Lawal fondly called HOL by his admirers. He is aged 47 today. In celebration of a worthy mentor and the cosmopolitan leader that he is, We decided to celebrate him surprisingly, even though he’s not around.
“What we did was that at the Foundation level, We visited some sites of the project we had executed to check on the usage and the likely problem the benefiting communities are encountering. We chose four locations, three of which were motorized boreholes and one streetlight around Ita-Ajia, all were projects executed by the foundation under the chairmanship of the celebrant.
“We were glad that the community had put good use of the facilities and we observed some little things necessary for the facilities to keep serving the communities optimally which will be forwarded to the foundation board for consideration.
He furthered, “Amidst fanfare, some of the students that were sponsored on scholarship graced the final event which was the prayer session and the cutting of the cake. You would recall that we gave full scholarships to hundreds of students at the Pan-African College of Education. We were glad to hear that they’re done with their academics and awaiting their final results.
“We also gave scholarships to one hundred and twenty-five students in Adewale Ibrahim College of Sciences in Bwari. We’ve students running on full scholarship at the faculty of law at the University of Ilorin. We’ve students who are also running on scholarship in primary schools, some of them were here today to celebrate and appreciate the role Hakeem Lawal had played in their lives. We’re celebrating him for being a light and candle for Kwarans.
“We pray to Allah (S.W.T) to make his light shine brighter than now, ” he added.
