TGM Chairman Tolulope Adeusi Clocks 40, Awards University Scholarship to 20 Students

To mark the 15 years anniversary of TGM and the 40 years birthday of the Chairman of the TGM Group, Mr Tolulope Adeusi together with his wife, Tutu, chose to celebrate in a graciously generous style.

The couple through the Tolu & Tutu Adeusi Scholarship program awarded 20 students scholarships to tertiary institutions.

The ceremony that took place recently in Lagos, had in attendance notable dignitaries like Hon. Commissioner of Education of Lagos State, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo represented by Mrs. Olubunmi Sosanya; The Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, Senator Kolawole Bajomo; former president of ICAN, Hon. Wale Okeshola along with principals, teachers and parents of the beneficiary students.

It was a moment of great joy as scholarship certificates and dummy cheques were handed to the awardees who could not hold back their excitement and gratitude. With excitement in her voice, one of the recipients, Olawuyi Suliat said the scholarship meant a lot to her as it provided her the opportunity of getting a shot to a higher level of education at no cost.

The Principal of Oregun Senior High School, Mrs Mobolanle Ojolowo expressed happiness as she thanked the Tolu & Tutu Adeusi scholarship foundation. According to her, “some of the underprivileged students would never have had any chance of moving their education through to university level.”

The guest speaker at the event, Senator Kolawole Bajomo in his speech emphasized the importance of good and quality education as bedrock of any nation.

He noted that to build a nation without malpractice, yahoo boys, terrorism, social vices, education is very important.

“To educate a child is to educate a nation. You will surely lead this country, so you must work hard to take up that leadership responsibility in the future. If you want to be a great nation, build a child with good education knowledge, with good behaviours and godly ness characters. It is only a good educational background that will give you a bright future.”

Adeusi, in his remarks, said after seeing the level of decadence and the rot in the system, he decided it would be wise to give back to the society rather than just partying.

Speaking on the selection process, he stated that the scholarship was not limited to bright students but also miscreants and hoodlums who may have the propensity of causing harm to the society.

According to him, “I am grateful to God for giving me the privilege to give to others those opportunities I never had growing up.”

He promised the scholarship program would be a continuous exercise and that the beneficiaries would increase yearly.

He highlighted the TGM Education functions to include visa counselling, representing and placing students into A-Level, foundation, undergraduate, postgraduate and PHD degree programmes in top institutions around the world.