The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has pledged to support infrastructure development and other educational programmes in schools across Oyo town, particularly Oliveth Baptist High School.
The monarch made the pledge on Sunday during a fundraising ceremony and thanksgiving service marking the 50th anniversary of the 1972–1976 set of the school’s old students’ association. The event was held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
He commended the old students for giving back to their alma mater, saying responsibility for running schools should not rest solely on the government.
The Alaafin said, “I want to appreciate you for the good works that you are doing by giving back to the school that made you who you are today. You are building on the good legacies of the founding fathers and the various principals who had presided over the affairs of the school in the past.
“I am assuring you of
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