"How poverty almost drop me out of school" Golden Grace Proprietor Recount Ordeal ~Amebofeeds

The proprietor of one of the popular international school in Ogun State, Mr Oluremi Olalekan Michael recount his ordeal about life, experiences and challenges that faced him before getting it right in life.

In a swift encounter with the "Newsextra publisher Obadimu Adeyemi Veron" Mr Oluremi revealed how he almost got bullied, lost hope to poverty to extent of dropping out of school due to financial challenges of his parents.

"Life has not been a bed of roses."

The academician stated this at his Abeokuta residence, where he expresses  the love and cares both teachers and principal always showered on him to rekindle his lost hope during his secondary school days , based on his incomparable character.  Most especially when he returned the salary of all the teachers that was lost and saw it in the bush.

According to him:

"After my secondary education, I deprived myself away from attending university due to the fact that my parents warned not to sponsor my education more than their capacity.

I engaged myself in a conductor work, I after sell pure water by the road side to sponsored my secondary education" Oluremi narrated.

" I passed through hell before i finished my secondary school, i started with Ansur-ur-deen grammer school, pioneer high school and later finished in ojodu grammar school in Ikeja Lagos. "But all the journey was not smooth for me".

His words " I learned fashion designer and later went into surveying work before I proceed my education with the money l gathered to enrolled myself in Osun State University (OSU) where I graduated as Public Administration student.

It has always been part of my thoughts to have my own standard private schools in future that I am now, in order to contribute my quotas to the community.

While leveraging on the standard of his school he said, before we can have an international standard its not a small task, in my school we have qualified teachers that knows what the students want at appropriate time, he quoted that "I have MASTERS, BSC and PHD holders in my School.

He also boasted of giving out scholarships to the less privilege students at primary and secondary level based on merits during  admission exercises.

However we also faced government and parents challenges, but with all this we still give our students a standard treatment, because coming out with flying colours is what will stands on.

 

He stressed further that the success story of the school, particularly on the students West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) results has always been  excellent which he returned thanks to  God for that, because its parts of school achievements.

While advising the state government on support to all private schools owners to relief them in the economy situation of the country.

Apparently, lots of parent complained and plead when its time to pay tuition, we are having inadequate electricity challenges too which makes us spend a lot on diesel to power our plant and other maintenances, we believe Ogun State government can make these challenges to be minimal through efficient support to private schools.