"I made the move hoping that officials of both the state and local government would be excited at the prospect of having such books contributing to the development of education in the state as well as lifting the burden of buying textbooks off indigent parents," he said.
Findings by our correspondent revealed that further delay in clearing the container through customs could lead to the container being seized and auctioned (as overtime containers) by the Nigeria Customs Service, in addition to the risk of the shipment being rerouted to another developing country where the books would be judiciously used.
He added, "The bank said I shouldn't do anything that would antagonise the government at any level because they cherish relationships and peaceful co-existence, but for me, all I want is for the books to get out and for them to get to the pupils, and I don't want it to become political.
At the moment, Ogun State does not have Commissioners for Information and Education, Science and Technology, as they have both resigned, but the Chairman of Ikenne Local Government, Mr Rotimi Akinsanya, told Saturday PUNCH that he had tried his best on the matter.
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