Dr Alimi AbdulRazaq, a legal renowned luminary, has advocated the adoption of Public Private Partnership (PPP) to fast track the development of schools in the country.
AbdulRazaq, who is the Mutawali of Ilorin, made the call on Tuesday in Ilorin while speaking as the Guest Reader at an event tagged: “Read With Me.”
He led some participating secondary school students in reading a few chapters of “The Path of Fate,” a book written by Funmilayo Braithwaite.
The lawyer appealled to corporate bodies and well-meaning individuals in the country to join hands with the government in building of school infrastructure.
AbdulRazaq said that building of school infrastructure and other essential facilities would improve the learning environment for academic success of the students.
He admonished all students to imbibe reading culture and study hard towards achieving greatness in life.
The book reading session was organised by Plat Technologies Limited in partnership with Iqra Books on their Corporate Social Responsibility project to promote reading culture among school students in the state.
“Plat technologies have done a great job by coming up with this reading session and building very impressive toilet facilities for the students as part of their CSR project.
“I want to use this opportunity to appeal to other businessmen and women in Kwara to please join hands with the government in its ongoing efforts to develop school infrastructure and make the learning environment conducive,” he said.
AbdulRazaq hailed the brilliance of the students that partook in the post-reading questions and answers.
His reading alongside the students and sharing his wealth of experience excited the participants who were all eager to provide answers to some of the questions the elder statesman raised at the event.
AbdulRazaq thanked the firm for honouring him to play that role and for naming the public toilet it built for the Government Girls’ Day Secondary Schools after his nonagenarian mother, Alhaja Raliat AbdulRazaq.
Participating in the reading session were the students of Government High School Adeta; Kwara State College of Education Model Secondary School; Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata; and Barakat Community Secondary School, Ilorin.
Earlier in his address, the CEO of Plat Technologies Limited, Mr Taofiq Babaita, said for the reading culture to be sustained, the younger ones must be made to appreciate and internalise the value of reading as a lifetime adventure.
“Our resolve is to, in our own small way, contribute and ensure that the investment of the stakeholders in the education of the younger ones is not in vain.
“We have been doing this in series since 2012,” he said.
He thanked AbdulRazaq for accepting to be guest reader and for his physical presence at the event, as well as other officials of the government that made the day a reality.