Abeokuta North Local Government Area has taken a significant step towards strengthening basic education with the inauguration and handover of a solar-powered Mini Community Library by After God’s Heart Incorporated (AGH) in partnership with the Association of Mass Communication Students (AMACOS), Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Alumni, Class of 1994–1999.
The facility was formally handed over on Friday, 6 February 2026, at Baptist Primary School, Ita Iyalode, Abeokuta, and is expected to serve pupils and residents across the community. The initiative underscores the growing role of civil society organisations, alumni associations and local authorities in improving access to quality education in Ogun State.
Speaking at the event, President of the AMACOS 94/99 Alumni Group, Mr Moruff Adenekan, described the project as a product of shared vision, compassion and purposeful collaboration. He said the intervention 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, has consistently emphasised the importance of education as a catalyst for long-term development.
“If we truly want to change society, we must first give children access to knowledge because education is the seed from which every lasting transformation grows,” Adenekan recalled.
Reiterating Dr Olawale’s words, he added, “When we invest in education, we are not helping people for a moment—we are shaping futures for generations.”
The AMACOS 94/99 Alumni Group noted that AGH’s intervention was motivated by concerns over declining academic performance and the lack of functional, accessible libraries for students in Abeokuta North.
Rather than offering sympathy, Adenekan said AGH provided structure, resources and hope by partnering with the alumni group to establish a learning environment designed to restore confidence, discipline and aspiration among young people.
The solar-powered Mini Community Library is stocked with books covering Science, Arts and Commercial subjects, targeting students at critical stages of their academic journey. Its alternative power source is designed to ensure uninterrupted learning despite electricity challenges.
Quoting Dr Olawale, whose non-governmental organisation is based in Indiana, United States, Adenekan said: “Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not – and it is our duty to close that gap.”
He further explained that the project was delivered with deliberate local impact. Youths within the local government were engaged during implementation, while furniture and materials used for the library were produced and purchased within Abeokuta North Local Government Area, enabling small traders to benefit from the procurement process.
According to him, the approach reflects AGH’s philosophy of empowering people while solving problems, a value shared by the AMACOS 94/99 Alumni Group.
In a further boost to education in Abeokuta North, the alumni association announced additional interventions. Adenekan disclosed that the group had mobilised 70 Unity Schools Common Entrance examination forms for indigent pupils in the local government to promote academic excellence.
He also revealed plans to collaborate with relevant organisations and individuals to organise a two-month WAEC and JAMB extra tutorial programme between March and May 2026. The initiative is aimed at improving students’ performance in external examinations.
Describing the library as a legacy project of the AMACOS 94/99 set, guided by the belief that “We Are Better Together,” Adenekan noted that the presence of an alumnus of the set as Chairman of Abeokuta North further strengthened their resolve to support a meaningful education project in the area.
Receiving the facility, the Chairman of Abeokuta North Local Government, Hon. Lanre Oyegbola-Sodipo, expressed appreciation to AGH and AMACOS 94/99 for what he described as a welcome development for the council.
He appealed for sustained support, noting that the local government oversees more than 20,000 pupils across over 86 public primary schools.
Oyegbola-Sodipo also emphasised the importance of collaboration between civil society organisations, alumni associations and government in addressing education challenges at the grassroots level.
As the facility was formally handed over, both AGH and AMACOS 94/99 expressed confidence that the solar-powered community 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 in Abeokuta North.
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