As Foundation wins Outstanding NGO award, Co-founder and co-sponsor of Bayo and Bunmi Babalola
Foundation (BBBF), Sunday Adebayo Babalola, has urged the Federal Government,
states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to invest more in education.
He
also urged them to alleviate the plight of Nigerians by creating
business-friendly environment.
He spoke in an interview with journalists, yesterday, on the
sidelines of an event, where his foundation received the Outstanding NGO of the
Year, 2023.
The awards were organized by Daily Telegraph Publishing Company
Limited, publishers of New Telegraph, Saturday Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
titles.
Babalola said: The Federal Government and governors should do more
to improve education. All we hear today is about so many billions spent on
frivolous projects. The money can be harnessed and used for education. On the
other hand, there are so many leakages in government in so many areas. If we
can plug those leakages, we can have enough resources to take care of our
needs.”
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To
fill the gaps left by government, Babalola said his NGO had, since inception,
been offering scholarships to pupils (about 2,500 in number) and students from
secondary schools and tertiary institutions.
He
also said the NGO renovated many schools in the Kwara State and provided
electric generators to schools.
He described the award as one in a million, coming from a
reputable media organization. He said it would energize him and his wife,
Bunmi, to sustain contribution to the upliftment of the poor, especially at the grassroots.
Babalola
said: “I thank God for the privilege He gave to us to be useful to humanity. I
also thank the Daily Telegraph for finding us worthy of that award. We are very
elated and happy because when you do a work and it is recognized, you feel like
doing more.
“In January, this year, BBBF renovated four classrooms. The
classrooms were totally dilapidated. The rehabilitation of the classrooms
included flooring, repainting and ceiling. We spent between N2m and N3m. If it
were the government that did that, each of the classrooms probably would have
cost N15m.”
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