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Nigerian King Builds School With No School Fees, Free Hostel, Free Food, And Eve by shevi4mb(m): 9:28am On Jun 05, 2020
Do you know this school? Abolarin College in Oke-Ila, Osun State. The students there pay NO school fees; enjoy free hostel, free food, free internet, free uniform, free laptop for every child, and 24 hours power supply; and all these expenses are paid by the town’s king. What is the most shocking is that the king teaches too in the school.

What makes this school remarkable is that one major criteria for getting admitted in is being poor. If your parents are rich, you cannot get admission. Unlike other schools, Abolarin College wants poor kids who are very brilliant. If you are poor but brilliant, the king will admit you!

The king believes poor brilliant kids should also be given an equal opportunity to become something in life- so that the future does not belong only to those born with silver spoons in their mouth. The king himself has a law degree and masters in law- and he also teaches in the school.

From what we gathered, the king has only one wife. Obviously, he is not using the money of the kingdom to accumulate wives or properties; instead he is investing it in the education of future leaders while he aims to reduce the burden of illiteracy in the society. For him, it doesn’t matter the religion, it is not about nepotism, neither is it restricted to Yoruba children nor only children from Oke Ila; it is about any less privileged child anywhere who is willing to be educated. That is why the only criteria for admission is poverty and brilliance.

Many of those kids previously hawked pepper, sachet water, fruits etc. Some came from farms where all they did was work under the hot sun weeding and planting. Many are orphans, hawkers, child labourers, delinquents, children of petty traders, but now they have hope, and not just hope, a future.

The Alaafin of Oyo and Ooni of Ife may have more money than this king, but in years to come, King Abolarin's impact will take him to the echelons of greatness. What if we also have many Northern Sultans and Emir engaging in this? All across history, change begins with just a man! Dare to live differently, making an impact. It is what we do with money and our other resources that counts, for money has no value in itself!

This man is planting seeds that will blossom in the future. In the nearest years, that town will be filled with successful and accomplished people. I love this. God bless the King. This is one man that fully has my respect. We should celebrate such a Nigerian! This king is a legend and posterity will never forget

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Re: Nigerian King Builds School With No School Fees, Free Hostel, Free Food, And Eve by donbachi(m): 9:31am On Jun 05, 2020
May this king reign in good health,longlife and prosperity.
Re: Nigerian King Builds School With No School Fees, Free Hostel, Free Food, And Eve by illicit(m): 9:34am On Jun 05, 2020
Honestly I am baffled
Re: Nigerian King Builds School With No School Fees, Free Hostel, Free Food, And Eve by Davash222(m): 9:35am On Jun 05, 2020
God bless the king.
Re: Nigerian King Builds School With No School Fees, Free Hostel, Free Food, And Eve by johnkey: 9:58am On Jun 05, 2020
Now this is a king I will like to meet, not those overated lucky mofos posing as Kings.

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Re: Nigerian King Builds School With No School Fees, Free Hostel, Free Food, And Eve by IMO01: 10:21am On Jun 05, 2020
I'm igbo God bless this great king
Re: Nigerian King Builds School With No School Fees, Free Hostel, Free Food, And Eve by Nobody: 11:38am On Jun 05, 2020
This is highly commendable.
Re: Nigerian King Builds School With No School Fees, Free Hostel, Free Food, And Eve by LupusMinor(m): 12:45pm On Jun 29, 2020
I am blown away by this Monarch's efforts to positively impact young lives. Please this post should be promoted and make front page from time to time. It will inspire people. Stuff like this give hope about there still being good in this country of ours notwithstanding the dismal news every day...

Lalasticlala, please front page again if it hasn't made it there already...

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