Bankole weeps

Bankole Weeps

Bankole weeps at remand home
Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji, Speaker, House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole at the weekend burst into tears on sighting the young inmates of a remand home in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.

Mr. Bankole who was at the Bortal Remand Home, located in Adigbe area of the town to commission an Information Communication Technology(ICT) Centre he facilitated in the institution, could not hold back tears when being confronted with the bane of juvenile delinquency in the country. Apparently disturbed by the plight of the young inmates, the weeping Speaker found it difficult to address the young inmates, whose age ranges between 8-15 years.

The Speaker who expressed a desire to fully help the delinquents, noted that he wants to be fully briefed on the reform process of the students. Mr.Bankole said that with only three of the institutions in the country, he does not want to believe there are no juvenile delinquents in other parts of the country. He said the Nigerian society will be better off, if its leaders can address the ills afflicting youth at their tender stage before their attitudes are fully formed. ‘‘ICT centre is meant to give the inmates and staff, opportunity to be abreast of what is going on in the outside world as well as equip the children to fit easily into the larger society at the end of their reformation''.

The Ogun State Controller of Prison, Kunle Babalola said there are only three remand homes in Nigeria : located at Kaduna, Ilorin and Abeokuta. He said the humane nature of the Speaker must have accounted for his thoughtfulness in remembering this segment of the society for educational advancement.

Education centre
He noted that the establishment of the ICT centre is aimed at educating, correcting and re-integrating the students into the society will be of great benefit to both the students and staff of this institution. ‘‘The ICT centre is aimed at educating, correcting and re-integrating the students into the society, and I am convinced that it will be of great benefit to both the students and staff of the institution'',Mr. Babalola stated .

The leader of the community where the institution is located, Olayinka Oyesiku commended Mr. Bankole for the project as well as the ongoing construction of Adigbe -Saraki road which is located in the community. He assured the Speaker of the community's support during the election, saying he has fully represented their interest at the Federal level through various constituency projects.