The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, also known as Yayi, has awarded scholarships and bursaries to 5,312 indigent students across the state as part of his continued investment in education and human capital development.

Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola disclosed this during the third edition of the Yayi Scholarship/Bursary award programme held in Abeokuta on July 26, 2026.

More than 17,000 students applied for the third edition of the Yayi’s scholarship/bursary award programme, but 5,312 student benefitted out of which 1,735 students were awarded scholarships, while 3,577 students received bursary payments.

The scholarship programme, which commenced three years ago, is for students in tertiary institutions from the 20 local government areas of Ogun State, and aims to ease the financial burden on families, expand access to education, and support academically promising students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Adeola Yayi stated that the intervention was meant to assist students and parents, and to ensure that no indigene of Ogun State extraction drops out of school as a result of non-payment of school fees or similar financial challenges.

Adeola stated that his motivation for the financial empowerment of the educational sector in Ogun State is borne out of his vision to deploy education as a tool for development.

He noted that the initiative reflects his long-standing commitment to empowering young people through quality education and ensuring that financial challenges do not prevent deserving students from pursuing their academic aspirations.

“I am facilitating this scheme with the National Productivity Centre in line with the Renewed Hope Initiative of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the educational sector. The scheme is to further bring relief to students in their course of training and acquisition of knowledge, as well as supplement the funds from those who can get loans from the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). I am doing this to give you a future without any condition attached to it,” he said.

In her remarks, the Ogun State Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, described the scholarship/bursary as a timely intervention that would impact the future of the state.

While congratulating all the beneficiaries, she urged them to make judicious use of the funds in pursuit of their educational endeavours.

One of the beneficiaries, a student of Ogun State Polytechnic of Health and Allied Sciences, Imoleayo Fadunsin, lauded the Senator for his generosity and commitment to giving hope to indigent students through the award of a bursary or scholarship.