…sponsors two teenagers back to school
A Youth Activist, Philanthropist, and Personal Assistant to the Minister of Interior, Comrade Olateju Ishola Olohungbebe visited Igbaja Land in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State to meet critical stakeholders of the community.
It was gathered that his visit to the community was part of his efforts to consult stakeholders and engage them on issues bothering on national and state governance among other sundry discussions.
During his visit to Igbaja Community, he consulted the ‘APC Loyal’ Stakeholders in Igbaja Ward I led by Alhaji Yekini, Igbaja Community Youth Stakeholders led by Rooney, and woman Stakeholders led by Alhaja Hawawu Naheebi. He as well meet with the APC Igbaja Ward I ‘AA faction’ stakeholders led by Prince Deco. He thereafter attended the New Year Prayer organized by APC Loyal Igbaja Ward I stakeholders led by Engnr. Adetunji S. Badeji.
Teju also met the Afaradura jagun (Prayer Warriors) in Ifelodun local government Chapter.
While addressing the Igbaja People’s community, the youth activist urged the stakeholders to accommodate more youths in politics and prepare them for top political positions.
As part of his tour around Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Teju also visited Igbaja women leaders in Igbaja town. He noted that his visit was to familiarise with them and identify some of their needs for the development of the community.
The Personal Assistant to the minister of interior, revealed to newsmen that his visit was connected and aimed to bring developmental strides to the community.
The market women appreciated him for the purposeful and healthy empowerment and initiatives he has done across communities in the district. They reiterated that the empowerment has transformed their lives and improved their means of livelihood.
The woman leaders honoured him and prayed that Allah guide and protect him.
In his own remarks, Teju promised that he would do his utmost best to make Igbaja a better place for all, adding that people of the region need to enjoy and feel the new era of politics.
He said that Kwara South leaders are not responsive enough, noting that the region is lacking behind in area of development.
Teju faulted the indifference of Kwara South leaders to the development of the region, stressing that “Kwara South can be suburb of plank production if the Mauloko road can be dualized reaching to the end of Kabba.”
When asked if he was going to contest in the forthcoming 2023 general election, Teju said his ambition shall be made to the public soon as bringing development to the region remains his top priority.
He admonished the elders to encourage their wards to come out in mass to obtain their PVCs.
Teju said, “Majority of our teeming youths are not having PVCs which is not good for the democratic settings of our dear country. I urge those that are not in possession of PVC to go and obtain it.
“To our elders, we youths are not competing for the political offices like Governorship and deputy Governorship but should give youths the avenue to represent people at the Senate and House of Representatives positions respectively.”
He, however, commended Gbenga power for his commendable activities towards the development of Kwara South region.
In a related development, Teju pledged to sponsor another two teenagers from Igbaja town back to school. He met these two boys at a vulcanizer workshop where they are learning. He was so keen in making sure they are enrol back to school. He spoke to them and discovered they stopped schooling due to financial problems. He promised to sponsor the two boys under his Educational Scholarship and Empowerment Initiatives.
As his Initiative has been doing tremendously well, He recently enrolled a 14-year-old orphan back to school, 3 years after her primary education. The girl was enrolled on a full scholarship that would cater for her secondary to tertiary education.
While visiting different places in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Teju checked on the girl to observe her level of preparedness and commitment to her studies. He promised to reunite the girl with his own children where he declared the young girl as his ‘adopted daughter’.
He said he was going to familiarise his children with the girl so that they can know one another.
He also dolled out free JAMB and Tertiary Institution Scholarship forms to indigent students in the community. He assured them that he would help as many less privileged people as possible in the region.
An APC Stalwart, Engineer Adetunji Badeji, in his speech at the new year prayer for Kwara APC said, “There is always reward to anyone who is loyal. And it is important to appreciate God for what he has been doing in our lives. God admonishes us to always appreciate him for whatever good He does to us. This same way we should always learn to appreciate anyone who does good to his fellow human.
“The person we rallied around and supported to just to clinch victory, when he emerged victorious, he stopped us from benefitting from our struggle. We pray by the grace of Almighty God, such person will be rewarded accordingly. We pray that in the next election comes 2023, we shouldn’t make such mistake and get another ungrateful leader.
“We should be careful of those deceitful persons who only come when election is fast approaching. Those people are used to hiding their bad features and pretend to be good persons.
“Let us pray God should give us wisdom to identify such pretentious leaders so that we can stop them from reaping what they did not sow.
“Let us also remember to include our party loyalists in prayer so that they would be well guided.
“Let us start work by mobilizing people. Let us sanitize people on the reason to get their PVCs because this is what will give us an edge over other party.”
For his part, Honorable Awobimpe Shiloh, APC Party Chairman, Ifelodun Local Government thanked party loyalists for their undying love and support, saying that they are the people who have been motivating the APC party Chairman, Bashir Bolarinwa to move on in his good course.