Another step has been taken in the effort to make Eti Oni, a community in the Atakumosa East Local Government Area of Osun State.
The traditional ruler of the town, Oba Dokun Thompson, hosted people from all walks of life to a dinner in Lagos in order to raise N50million for the building a new community primary health care centre
The dinner tagged: ‘Fund Raising Dinner for the proposed community primary health care centre,’ was held at the newly built Marcopolo Restaurant on Admiralty Way, beside Tarzan Jetty, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.
The event had in attendance: Erelu Abiola Dosumu, the Erelu Kuti of Lagos, Princess Adebusola Abisoye, (Osolo of Isolo in Akure), Rear Admiral Peter Adeniyi, Princess Yemisi (Oba Dokun Thompson’s twin), Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oladipo Akinwale Lawan, friends of Eti-Oni and other well-meaning guests.
At the event, Oba Thompson, revealed his plans and how he intended to carry out the project in his determination to show-case the potential of Eti-Oni to the entire world through the promotion of cocoa.
The Global Coordinator of Friends of Eti-Oni, Mrs. Yemisi Jenkins (MBE), said she engaged Kabiyesi on his vision to develop his community and asked the monarch to seek the help of his friends in the United Kingdom to help in actualizing his vision.
“The first task that should be addressed is basic health care for the community of Eti-Oni because when people visit there, they can be adequately taken care of”, Jenkins said.