Breaking: Lai Mohammed bags “Icon of Community Development Awards

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed was on Saturday honoured with the Award of “Icon of Community Development’’ in his home town, Oro, Kwara.

The Award was conferred on the minister at the 60th anniversary of Oro Grammar School and the launching of N100 million appeal fund by the Old Students Association of the school.

The award, according to the organisers of the event was in recognition of the numerous contributions by the minister to the school, Oro community, Kwara and the nation at large.

Newsmen report that the minister renovated and equipped the science laboratory and two blocks of classrooms as contributions to the development of the school.

Speaking at the event, the minister said he had secured a N150 million education intervention fund for the College of Education, Oro from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND).

He also announced the approval of award of contract for the construction of Obajana-Omuaran-Ilorin road by the Federal Government.

Mohammed said he secured the award for the road construction with the assistance of his colleague ministers in the Federal Executive Council.

The minister, who expressed concerns on the harrowing experiences by the road users said they would soon breathe a sigh of relief.

He said the contracts for the construction of the road was awarded to two contractors which would soon mobilise to site.