Skimeh to mark Alaafin Adeyemi’s 84th posthumous birthday with empowerment, project commissioning

Prince Akeem Adeyemi, son of late Ọba Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo and the current lawmaker representing AFIJIO/Atiba/Oyo East/Oyo West federal constituency would be putting smiles on the faces of some of his constituents.

It would be recalled that Ọba Adeyemi, died earlier this year, after reigning for over 50 years. 

The programme scheduled for tomorrow and Saturday, 15th October 2022, within the four local government areas in Oyo town is expected to activate the constituents’ joyous mood

At the event, which was put together to mark the 84th posthumous birthday of the highly revered departed monarch, 1,000 constituents would be empowered with cash while transformers, boreholes, blocks of classrooms and ICT centres would be donated, installed and handed over to deserving communities and schools.

While officials of the ministry of sports and youth development would be coming to inspect facilities at the mini stadium facilitated by the lawmaker, free medical services have been slated for Kara (Atiba) on Tuesday; Ilora (AFIJIO) on Wednesday and Akesan Market (Oyo West LG And Oyo East) on Thursday.

Also, Friday would witness the inauguration of a block of three classrooms (Oba Adeyemi III Block) at Oranyan Grammar School and Oba Adeyemi III ICT Centre at St Bernardine’s Grammar School. After the Jumat service, the entourage would move to Maradesa Area in Isokun area of the town where a motorized borehole facilitated by the legislator would be handed over to the community.

In Awe and Ematuwo, Oyagbe, Surulere & Soro communities, transformers would be donated, installed and energized by the lawmaker.

The All Progressives Congress, (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo state, Sen. Teslim Folarin, who is also representing Oyo central for a third term and Yunus Akintunde, who is seeking to replace him at the senate would be special guests. 

Apart from the duo, Prince Ajibola Afonja,  Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu, Engr. Idris Adeoye and Arc Bayo Ajisafe would be special guests when Skimeh would be giving cash support to 500 Tinubu/Shettima grassroots mobilizers and 500 petty traders. The event is expected to take place at Ode Aremo.

On Thursday, 20th October 2022, Skimeh, who is the chairman of the house of representatives committee on communications would be inaugurating the mini stadium with a novelty match. Sports minister, Sunday Dare and CEO, of Ace Supermarket, Yinka Afonja would be special guests. 

The two-term lawmaker and former council boss noted that though his late father is no more, adding that “the legacies he left behind for the Yoruba, especially the great people of Oyo, linger. That is why we have lined up some projects for the inauguration to mark the 84th posthumous birthday of the late Monarch.”