A frontline aspirant in the forthcoming local council election for the chairmanship position in Lagos State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abisola Omisore, has reiterated his commitment to continuously pay tuition of indigents varsity students from the council, as well as assist parents offset their expenses.

Besides, Omisore, as part of his commitment to education development, distributed over 250 free Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) forms to varsity applicants within the council.

The beneficiaries, who were indigent applicants drawn from the council, were also assisted by the aspirant through his foundation, Abisola Omisore Education Support Initiative, to complete the registration process and prevent any hitch.

Omisore, while addressing newsmen, yesterday, in Ikeja, said that the initiative had been his yearly commitment to youth development within the state, particularly in Ikeja Local Council.

He said that the initiative had been assisting students many years ago before nursing the ambition to contest for the council chairmanship position in Ikeja.

He added that the gesture would be expanded if elected as the council chairman of Ikeja Local Council.

However, the aspirant, while assuring residents that he is prepared to change the narrative on education within Ikeja, said that the scholarship would be given to at least three students with the highest UTME scores during the 2025 examination.