A former commissioner for Works and Transport in Oyo State, Prof. Raphael Afonja has again demonstrated a commendable gesture by putting smiles on the faces of many indigent Ogbomoso indigenes during the just concluded Eid-l-Kabir celebration.
Before he was appointed as commissioner in 2019 by Governor Seyi Makinde, Prof. Afonja was among the aspirants eyeing the Ogbomoso North/Ogbomoso South/Orire federal constituency seat in the house of representatives.
The PDP chieftain in Ogbomoso, in partnership with Baba Kuete, an On Air Personality at Parrot FM, Ogbomoso, distributed food items and cash to the disabled, widows, elderly, drivers and the needy.
Afonja informed that the gesture was just a normal thing for him as he has always embarked on such even before he joined active politics.
”It is just a style of telling those who are well-to-do to also feel encouraged to assist people. If we don’t do, nobody would do it. We have got to assist our people. The harsh economy is biting harder. The little trades some of them are involved are gone. We just have to start somewhere. Nothing is too small.
”Forget the fact that I now reside outside the shores of this country, I grew up here. I know how people look to the festive periods like Eid-l-fitri, Eid-l-Kabir, Christmas, Easter and New Year. But for quite some time now, things haven’t been easy. In fact, those who have things to do are not encouraged because of the downturn. So, I felt we needed to put smiles on their faces,” he said.
