Not less than 1,000 indigent but brilliant Senior Secondary School students from Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, and Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State have been presented with free Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) forms.

The event, attended by the students, parents, teachers, and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the constituency, marked the 10th anniversary of the programme held in Ejigbo, Osun State.

The sponsor of the initiative, Ayodele Asalu, noted that making education accessible for all, as well as his love for the masses birthed the purchase of the forms for the students, to lessen the financial burden on their parents and guardians, adding that 350 students got free JAMB forms, while 250 others got free WAEC registration forms.

Asalu hinted that students were drawn from 20 public secondary schools in Ejigbo, 450 students were sponsored for WAEC, while 550 others received UTME forms, with all WAEC beneficiaries automatically provided with JAMB registration in this edition.

The APC Chieftain also commended the vision of President Bola Tinubu for establishing the National Education Loan Funds (NELFUND), stating that the scheme has ensured indigent students have opportunity to complete their education.

Asalu urged the students and their parents to make the best use of the opportunity by giving their best effort in their examinations

Some of the beneficiaries who spoke with our correspondent expressed their joy and appreciation to the organizer of the initiative for counting them worthy of this gesture.

They however pledged to reciprocate the kind gesture by coming out in flying colors in the forthcoming examination.

The event had in attendance education stakeholders, traditional rulers, as well as other well-meaning citizen from the state and beyond.