Former chairman of Access Bank Plc Mosun Belo-Olusoga has revealed that she chose Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State as location to set up the City of Knowledge Academy because she wanted a safe and serene place.
Belo-Olusoga spoke during a press briefing ahead of the school’s 10th anniversary.
“I want a combination of people being excellent but I also want to bring in our culture; typically a Nigerian child is forgetting their culture. I was very concerned about culture,” she said.
“I am also concerned about developing the character of an individual child. If you combine education, character and culture, I wanted a very confident child, So that informed the ethical pillars of the CKA.”
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She added that a major way to get the best out of youths is to combine academic excellence with morality.
According to her, it was the combination that informed her decision to establish the multiple-award-winning school, which she claimed complemented her long passion for learning and imparting knowledge.
She said, “Establishing the academy is not just an accomplishment, but the fulfilment of a passion and a dream. Right from my days in the banking sector, my passion for learning and imparting knowledge had been very strong. I often facilitated training programmes for my fellow bankers.”
