After more than six decades of educational neglect that forced generations of children to commute to neighboring towns for secondary schooling, the ancient community of Iba in Lagos State has finally broken its jinx.
In an extraordinary and deeply moving gesture, the Oniba of Iba Kingdom, Oba Sulaimon Adeshina Raji-Ashadé I, stepped out in a complete student uniform to commission and inspect a state-of-art 24-classroom secondary school he personally financed and constructed.
For over 60 years, Iba lacked a public junior or senior secondary institution, leaving families to bear the heavy financial and physical burden of sending young children across town borders just to secure basic education. Recognizing this decades-long developmental gap, the traditional ruler took matters into his own hands by acquiring prime land and erecting the modern educational complex before officially handing it over to the Lagos State Government for free public use.
Local residents have greeted the milestone with uncontainable joy, hailing it as a historic turning point that rescues the community’s youth from the hazards of daily long-distance commutes.
By donning the school uniform, Oba Raji-Ashadé delivered a profound visual message: true leadership extends far beyond the confines of the throne, finding its highest calling in the selfless creation of opportunities and the cultivation of tomorrow’s leaders.
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