The Chairman, Baptist Academy Old Students Association (BAOSA) ’83-set, Ademola Adebise, has called on the government to grant tax waiver to individuals, who support educational development, just like it is done to corporate organisations.
 
Adebise, who made the appeal at the inauguration of a vocational centre and 40th graduation anniversary of the set, noted that education funding should be the collective responsibility of government and the private sector.

The centre covers four different skills, namely woodwork and carpentry, electrical, welding and plumbing. Adebise said the gesture was not just to give back to their alma mater, but a testament of their commitment to the future of education and skills development.
 
“It is a state-of-the-art facility, housing cutting-edge equipment, providing current and future students with tools and resources they need to excel in technical and vocational fields, we believe that Baptist Academy boasts of the best equipped, technical facility among schools in Lagos State, while teachers in charge of the centre will be sponsored for requisite training,” he said.

The President, Baptist Academy Old Students Association, Akintunji Fatunke, said the centre would complement the formal education received by students.

He added that the school inculcates good character, high moral standards, and ethical values into its students. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Tolani Ali-Balogun, said the centre is a testimony of the commitment of the ’83-set t to give back to their alma mater.

The President, Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC), Israel Akanji, commended the old students for the gesture and enjoined others to emulate them.