It was another remarkable day for the people of Ward C of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other communities in Orile Agege Local Council Development Area when Hon. Ishola Ibrahim Obanla donated food items such as rice, vegetable oil, ram and cash to them for the 30 days celebration of Eid-El-Fitr.
Obanla said the aim of the gesture was to assist individuals and less-privileged people within the community to enable them to participate in the celebration of the Eid-El-Fitr.
Ibrahim, a former student union president of University of Nigeria Nsukka and also former Speaker of the Students’ Union Government, Akoka, Yaba and currently the coordinator for All Progressives Youth Frontier Movement, Agege chapter said the experiences he has garnered during his tenure as leader of these association, is to give service to humanity. He as as dynamic youth, he believes that everybody in our country should enjoy the dividends of democracy and good govenance.
Alhaja Ajala said: “I came to rejoice with my son. Obanla is a good young man who has been contributing to the well-being of the community and the APC in Agege. I pray that the Almighty God should protect him as He is protecting Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Hon Mudasiru Obasa, Hon Adaranijo Taofeek and Hon Ogundimu Yinka.”
Contributing, Alhaji Balogun Mohsood, Ward C APC chairman stated that when he sees a good candidate as a leader, he will encourage him or her. So, Obanla is one of the good candidates we have in Orile- Agege, because he has touched the lives of people within the community.
One of the the benenficiaries, Mrs Idowu Ife said she was delighted by Obanla’s gesture because she has known him as a good young man who likes tourching lives of women and children within the ward.
Another beneficiary, Miss Ajowofowoba Eniola, a student of Ideal Primary School Orile-Agege, said: “Today is a great day for me. I appeal to all politicians and other wealthy people in Orile-Agege to emulate Hon Obanla who decided to touch lives of the downtrodden with the little he has.” She prayed that God should protect and bless him.
Speaking, Obanla said if two or three people are alreay living in poverty, what chance exists for those coming after them? He thanked everyone that came for the ceremony, especially the leadership of the APC, APC executive of Ward C, the elderly who managed to grace the occasion, youths and children.
Those that attended the event were Alhaja Mojisola Ajala, Alhaji Moshood, High Chief E.A Alabi and Obanla’s team, among others.