Stakeholders have advocated global peace in view of the ongoing Israeli-Hamas war, which has stampeded the economies of the states across the globe.
The Chairman of BOVAS Group of Companies, Samson Olusegun Bamidele, who, alongside other stakeholders, made the calls at the launch of a N250 million appeal fund for the completion of the Oke-Odo Club House and the investiture of the patron and matron of the club, as well as the honouring of its friends at the Ibadan House, Oke Aremo in Ibadan, at the weekend, expressed the importance of peace to communal, city, state, and global development.
He said, “It is time to build the Oke-Odo House in Ibadan. I have a strategy for doing this, and I educate people. Be involved. Because I am involved, I will succeed. All I am involved in succeeds.
“Importantly, always ask if what you engage in aligns with the wish of God. Because we are all involved, we shall succeed. I can assure you, by the grace of God, that because we are involved, we shall succeed. Do not say that because you donated today, you will not contribute any more in the future.
“We have to keep doing it. Celebrate yourself; do not undermine the interests of Ibadan. We should keep faith in one another.”
He prayed, “Oh God, help our leaders, help our home. Let there be peace in our nation; let there be peace in the world; let there be peace in our city; let there be peace in our homes.”
Speaking in the same vein, the former President of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, Chief Adeyemi Soladoye, called for a more strategic approach to communal and human development.
“The era of building the future for our youth is over. The way out of Nigeria today is to build our youth for the future.
“The over-flogged bursary awards and other monetary inducements to our youth are already becoming counterproductive. The solution is for each community to take two steps backwards into the formative stages of our youth and also adopt simple, low-cost, non-personalised projects that will remain in the community for ages.
“If Ibadan will regain her greatness in no distant future, the journey will start with the transformation of three affiliate clubs of the CCII from socio-cultural clubs to community welfare advocacy groups. These are Oke-Odo Club, Ido Descendants Union, and Lagelu Indigenes Club, Ona Ara.
“The most difficult part of any job is starting. When we dare to conquer, providence normally sets in. I wish the Oke-Odo community a successful re-positioning on Ibadanland.”
The President of the Oke Odo Club, Elder Kola Kolawole, expressed gratitude for the large turnout of eminent sons and daughters of Ibadan while also assuring all of the unalloyed commitment of his team to deliver on the project.
Bamidele was one of the recipients of the Oke-Odo Club award. Also awarded posthumously by the club were Adegoke Adelabu, former Oyo State Governor Lamidi Adesina, and Chief LL. Alli.
Among those at the occasion are a former Head of Service in Oyo State, Alhaja Ololade Agboola; wife to former Governor Rashidi Ladoja, Mutiat Ladoja, represented by Alhaja Modinat; Alhaji RS Oyebanji, Chief Olugbemi Ogunwale, Gbonka Olubadan; Oloye Waheed Ekun, Oyewale Saheed, Kazeem Oladepo, ex-Asst. Sec. General of the club; Alhaji Tajudeen Salaudeen, Mogaji Lukman Olanlehin, Alhaji Waheed Adepoju, Alhaji Tunde Kudaisi, Abiola Alli, President, Ajorosun; and representatives of Prof. Taoheed Adedoja and Senator Sharafadeen Alli.
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