After God’s Heart Incorporated (AGH) and the Association of Mass Communication Students (AMACOS), Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Alumni (1994–1999 set), have inaugurated and handed over a solar-powered mini community library to the Abeokuta North Local Government Area.
The facility, located at Baptist Primary School, Ita Iyalode, Abeokuta, was delivered through a joint intervention aimed at improving access to learning resources for students and residents.
President of the AMACOS 94/99 Alumni Group, Mr Moruff Adenekan, said the project reflected collaboration between civil society and alumni networks to address gaps in education infrastructure.
He said the initiative was inspired by AGH’s focus on knowledge access as a driver of social development, quoting the organisation’s founder, Dr David Olawale, as stressing the importance of education in long-term transformation.
“If we want to change society, we must give children access to knowledge,” Adenekan said.
According to him, the intervention responded to concerns over declining academic performance and the absence of functional community libraries. He noted that beyond providing books, the facility was designed to create a structured learning environment for young people.
The solar-powered library is stocked with materials covering science, arts and commercial subjects to ensure uninterrupted use regardless of electricity supply. Adenekan added that local youths were engaged in execution of the project, while furniture and materials were sourced within Abeokuta North to support local economic activity.
He also announced that the alumni group had facilitated 70 Unity Schools Common Entrance examination forms for indigent pupils and plans to organise a two-month WAEC and JAMB tutorial programme between March and May 2026.
Receiving the facility, Chairman of Abeokuta North Local Government, Hon. Lanre Oyegbola-Sodipo, commended AGH and the alumni group, describing the project as timely support for education in the area.
He said the council oversees more than 20,000 pupils across over 86 public primary schools and emphasised the need for sustained collaboration among government, civil society organisations and alumni associations to address education challenges.
Both organisations expressed confidence that the library would be maintained and effectively utilised to support learning outcomes in the community.
