- Gbemiga, who served as the official DJ for the renowned hip-hop artist Davido, tragically lost his life in October 2017
In memory of his late son, Gbemiga Abiodun (popularly known as DJ Olu), who passed away six years ago, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has initiated a scholarship program benefiting 550 financially disadvantaged students from Remo Federal Constituency within the state.
Gbemiga, who served as the official DJ for the renowned hip-hop artist Davido, tragically lost his life in October 2017.
The scholarships encompass students in both primary and secondary schools, as well as those pursuing education in vocational and tertiary institutions within Remoland.
During the launch of the Gbemiga Abiodun Education Scholarship Award at Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area, Prince Abiodun emphasized that this initiative aims to provide quality education to bright students and those whose families struggle to afford it.
He pledged to expand the number of beneficiaries to 1000 within the next 12 months, establishing it as the minimum count at any given time. Additionally, he assured that the scholarship program would extend to other federal constituencies within the state for widespread support.
He said: “It is against this backdrop that my family came up with a scholarship scheme called Gbemiga Abiodun Memorial Scholarship Award, in memory of our son, Gbemiga Abiodun, which is strictly for indigent learners of Public Primary, Secondary Schools, Technical College and Tertiary Institutions, as well as Special Needs Learners within Ikenne, Remo North, and Sagamu Local Government Areas, to provide support to selected learners who are from the aforementioned local government areas of Ogun State.
“The Award is in two phases. The first phase is to be a scholarship award, designed for indigent and brilliant students while its alternative form; the second phase will be a Bursary Award for in-need but not necessarily brilliant indigent students whose chances of upward socio-economic mobility are probable with bursary support.
“This Scholarship award is designed for three (3) years and within the age bracket of 6-25, and selection will be determined by the State Ministry of Education Science and Technology, using the Cumulative Promotion Examination Result obtainable from the OGSERA platform while the beneficiaries for tertiary institutions were recommended by their respective institutions.”
“The governor described education as the only light to the future of prosperity, development and peaceful co-existence, noting that the programme was conceived to celebrate the impactful and eventful life of Gbemiga Abiodun and all that he stood for while alive, adding the deceased lived a life of selflessness, consistency and scholarship.
“Olu, beyond his popular choosing career as a Disc Jockey had an unwavering passion for sound education, which he pursued passionately till God called him to be with him on that fateful day of 7th October, 2017.
“It is instructive to know that Olu’s choosing career as a Disc Jockey was a product of his innate passion for music and rhythms at a very tender age; the passion he consistently pursued to the apogee,” the governor added.