3XM Ideas, leading creative advertising agency led by Steve Babaeko has put smiles on faces of students and management of Ikeja Senior High School, GRA Ikeja with provision of equipped school library as part of the agency’s CSR initiatives.
The commissioning of the library is the forth CSR project by 3XM Ideas that started business in 2012.
Elated Principal of the school, Ibidun Olawuyi who has been worried about the absence of library in the school and has been searching for solutions for its provision to enhance learning said “since I was posted to the school, having a school library has been a burden in my heart”
She said prior to the new library, the school shared an existing poor equipped library with junior school and “this had made it difficult for an effective use of library by both the staff and students of the school.
She therefore expressed heartfelf gratitude to God who has granted the school the library through 3XM Ideas.
For Josep Eunice, an SS2 student of the school, “this is a very good project from 3XM Ideas and I pray the Good Lord will continue to bless the company” In his part, Sanusi Solomon, SS3 student said “It has been long we have been waiting for a school library” and believed the new library will improve learning.
On his part, the CEO of 3XM Ideas, Steve Babaeko said when the company started, “one thing that we thought important is the need for corporate Nigeria to co-operate with the government especially in the area of education.
“We are here today to show you young people that you can be anything you want to be in the future if you believe in it. The foundation starts from here, it starts from reading. I can’t even imagine a school not having an adequate library.
It breaks my heart but again, there is no anywhere in the world where the government can do everything. Starting from the tenure of Governor Babatunde Fashola, the first year of our anniversary we renovated a block of 5 classrooms in school in Opebi, where our office is based; the following year we donated some computers, air-conditionals etc for the Tech rooms in two schools, last year we were at the Lagos State Boys Reform home to donate brand news toilets and bath facilities with lighting system. This year, I feel very privileged to be in your midst to commission brand new school library.
Also speaking, Anifowoshe Amidat Abimbola – Tutor General /Permanent Secretary, Education District VI commended the effort instituted by X3M Ideas, an advertising company. “It is a demonstration of love, zeal and corporate social responsibility to encourage our youth, our students and readers of waiting to take responsibility tomorrow“, she said.
