Solomon Babalola

Solomon Adeboye Babalola (born Ipetumodu, Osun State, Nigeria, 17 December 1926 – 15 December 2008) was a Nigerian academic, poet and scholar. Quotes “Wale Adenuga Productions has been collaborating with us due to our media involvement in event organization. One day, Chairman Wale Adenuga expressed interest in writing a storyline about Down syndrome. When asked if we had someone suitable for the protagonist role, we recommended Solomon. They took him to their studio, auditioned him, and we sent our Special Educator, Helen Bassey, as a support staff to help him regain confidence in a new environment. They spent a month on the film location, and she was appropriately compensated.” “I want to urge parents to stop keeping their children with disabilities at home. They should look for a foundation like DSFN to enrol their wards. Within the period of seven years of my son’s studentship here, we have witnessed a lot of changes in him. To mention a few, when he was in a regular school, he could not write, read and identify alphabets and numbers. But we thank God that he has passed through those challenges now, and we are glad to send him on an errand without fear.”