…donates cash gifts to scores of Ikere residents
The Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye, has commended her kinsmen in Ikere Ekiti over their strong backing for the success of Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s administration, saying this has been a source of pride to her personality as a top echelon of government.
Laying a solid foundation to underscore Oyebanji’s impressive governance and the merited acceptability, Mrs Afuye, saluted his boss for being zealous in his steadfast actions to elevate democracy through open door policy and high regard for the masses.
The Deputy Governor said these in Ikere Ekiti, on Thursday, during the “Adegboye Royal Dynasty Day 2024”, through a statement by her Special Assistant on Media, Victor Ogunje.
At the annual programme, which was in honour of the Deputy Governor’s late father, Prince Noah Adegboye Afeni, a respectable businessman and royal personage during his lifetime, Mrs Afuye donated cash gifts to scores of family members to reinforce their bond of unity .
Addressing the prominent personalities at the event, held at Adegboye compound, Oke Osun Area of Ikere Ekiti, Mrs Afuye, revealed that Governor Oyebanji, has raised the stake of development in the town through project execution in road infrastructure, security and other pivotal areas of the economy.
In governing Ekiti, Mrs Afuye, said Oyebanji, has laid a solid foundation to demonstrate that politics and governance are instruments to foster unity and development, and not the ones to fan the ember of acrimony, or oppress the citizens
“I am happy that our people in Ikere Ekiti are reciprocating what Governor Oyebanji has done. The Ado-Ikere dual carriage way is wearing a new look, while the Moshood road in the heart of this town had been reconstructed with asphalt overlay.
“The reconstruction of Ikere-Ilawe road and Ikere-Igbara Odo road are nearing completion. These are besides the series of appointments given to our people.
“The governor deserves our support and we must reciprocate his good deeds by showing commitment to the success of his administration .
Governor Oyebanji has done well in the area of food security through cluster farming that has employed 940 youths.
“As of now, Ekiti has about 20 ongoing road projects across the three senatorial districts.
“Our governor is a friend of everybody: the opposition, civil servants, traders, drivers, teachers, vulnerable groups are all his friends, no discrimination. He doesn’t oppress anybody with power, so he deserves our respect and support, let us give it to him in the interest of our dear state”, she said.
Mrs Afuye described Adegboye dynasty as respectable royal family, who has contributed to Ikere Ekiti in all ramifications, urging the family to sustain the legacy of the late patriarch by eschewing hatred for them to retain the respect being accorded the lineage.
“This family is known for honour, honesty, sincerity, integrity, and valour, let us sustain all these virtues. Let us be focused and contribute to development of Ikere kingdom, because we are known here as champions of development and we must keep this brand at all costs; that is our selling point”.
She commended the family for supporting the chairmen of Ikere Local Government and its subsidiary Local Council Development Area to upscale the level of development in the town.
In their submissions, the Interim Chairperson, Adegboye Royal Dynasty, Princess Christiana Adekemi and Chairman, Royal Day Planning Committee, Prince Olumide Adegboye, appealed to family members to embrace unity, so that they can contribute to the growth of the community.
They said the late Prince Adegboye Afeni, who was their patriarch
, had laid a rocky foundation of love, unity , honour and honesty known to Ikere Ekiti, saying these virtues must be sustained to further enhance the respect attached to the royal lineage.
In her short exhortation at the event, the vicar in charge of St Luke’s Anglican Church, Ikere Ekiti, Ven. Olorunfemi Ajayi, described the annual reunion of the family as a sign that the family remains epitome of love and oneness in the community.
Ven Ajayi urged the family to build on this legacy to further reinforce unity in Ikere Ekiti kingdom, re owned as the second largest town in the state.
