22nd June, 2011
For Ajibola Adebayo, popularly known as Holy Mallam, making money and doing good goes hand in hand. The Nigerian entertainer known for Gospel/Ethical comedy, on 9 June visited the Laurel Schools in Lagos , in conjunction with Good Hands, his social responsibility project, to motivate the students towards a better future and donate some gifts.
The students who were excited about Holy Mallam’s visit were noticeably attentive throughout the programme.
Speaking on why he took on the project, Holy Mallam said: “Based on statistics which shows that only 7.6 to 9.9 per cent of our annual expenditure as a nation is devoted to education, if we are to be truthful to ourselves we would agree that Nigeria still has a long way to go as far as quality education is concerned.
“Also, we complain about need to learn more about life and they need to be prepared for the future. These are the things that inspired the Good Hands project and we plan to take this project to as many Nigerian secondary schools as possible,†he added. The story of Holy Mallam’s life especially how he rose from been a pure water seller to a foremost entertainer in Nigeria grasped their attention completely. One of the students speaking on the event said, “I was highly motivated; I never thought stuff like this could come from a comedian and the story of his life is definitely inspiring.â€
The event was not without corporate support as Nigeria’s leading pharmaceutical company, Greenlife Pharmaceuticals was present to give out products specific to secondary school students for free.
Saco, another Nigeria comedian was also present to spice up the event.
—Funsho Arogundade