Olufaki Counsels Students, Youths On Academic, Future

By Olarewaju Falayi

The Olufaki of Ifaki Ekiti, Oba John Adegbenro Falore has counselled Nigerian Students, Youths on the need to take their academics and future very serious in order for them to become great in life. 

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The Olufaki made the call at the inauguration of a four block of Classroom constructed by indigene of the town Paramount Chief (Mrs Bolanle Owolabi Eyemuju of Ifaki-Ekiti and with the collaboration of Obinrinle of Ifaki Ekiti.

Oba Falore commended them for their concerned in making education relevant in the town. He also appreciated all the people that contributed to the development of the education of the people in the Community. 

Olufaki added that, “inspite of high cost of building materials, Eyemuju and the Obinrinles were able to build a Modern four classroom to boost learning environment of the School. 

He therefore called on the good people of the Country to support the communities education development as government alone cannot develop education.

Speaking at the occasion, the Paramount Chief (Mrs) Bolanle Owolabi, the Eyemuju of Ifaki Ekiti, handling-over the Four Classroom on behalf of the Obinrinle of Ifaki Ekiti Kingdom, urged women to have more children as limiting Child bearing to one or two are affecting the numbers of Students enrollments in Schools and to always ensure that they contributes their best for the development of their community.

She reiterated further, that, “gone were the days when women engaged themselves in dancing and wining”.

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Paramount Chief Mrs Owolabi, charged the management of the school to use the project for the purpose it was meant for, saying efforts are also in top gear to build Vocational Centre where woman will be trained on various skills to be self reliance.

She then thanked the Obinrinles of Ifaki Ekiti and other notable indigenes of Ifaki for their contributions towards the women emancipation in the town.

In his welcome addressed, the Principal of lfaki Grammar School, Mr Jacob Omodara expressed delight on the philanthropist gestures of the Eyemuju of Ifaki Ekiti and the other Obinrinles for coming to the aids of the School when the school was in urgent need of more classroom and offices accommodation.

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She commended the way, the projects was executed and it was like a dream coming through in the community.

Mr Omodara thanked God for using Eyemuju and other Obinrinles of Ifaki for the execution of the project and prayed for them not to labour lost as he promised that the students will make the best use of the project. 

Also, speaking at the occasion, the President of Ifaki Grammar School Old Student Association (IGSOSA), Pastor Oladimeji Adelugba commended Chief Mrs Bolanle Owolabi, the Eyemuju of Ifaki and the entire ifaki womenfolks for deeming it fit to embark on the project and prayed to God to bless them abundantly in all ramifications.

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Pastor Adelugba stated further that since women had executed such a project at this period, he called on the men  men to brace up and see it as a greater challenge.

He called on the Government to return the school to boarding system as the President’s lamented that the government, most especially Ministry of Education had not done enough despite that the school belong to the government as the school project had always been included in the state annual Budget.  

In her own Contribution, on behalf of the State’s Ministry of Education and the Special Adviser on Education, Hon (Mrs) Adebimpe Aderiye, the Area Education Officer for Ido/Osi Local Government Area, Mrs Olusola Olatunbosun commended the Paramount Chief (Mrs) Owolabi Eyemuju and other Obinrinles  for the successful completion of the building and for contributing towards the upliftment of Education of their youths.

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Among other problems facing the school which were lack of fence, classroom, access road, among others which

Mrs Olatunbosun promised to deliver their messages to the State Governments as she also called for more collaborations with the Government to succeed its yearning in the improvement of Education in the State. 

Also, speaking, the National President of Ifaki Progressive Union, Sir Kehinde Ogundana and the Coordinator of the project, Chief Sunday Okanlawon, they thanked the Paramount Chief Mrs Bolanle Owolabi, the Eyemuju of Ifaki and the other Obinrinles for their sacrifices in making the project a reality.

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He said lack of conducive learning atmosphere was as a result of the old site of the School taking over by Ekiti State Government for the then University of Sciences and Technology, located at  the old Ifaki Grammar School which was built by Ifaki people in 1957 before it was taking over by the State Governments and replaced with a new site in 2018 without adequate provision for the taking off of the School proper. 

The two community leaders called on all  well meaningful sons and daughters as well as old Students of the School to come to the aids of the School as the existing structures are now in deplorable conditions. 

They then appealed to the Government to invest more on education as money invested on human being cannot be a waste and for the building of perimeter fencing in the school and provision of more modern infrastructure in the town to prevent rural urban migrations.

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The Olufaki was accompanied by his Olori Falore; High Chief Babatunji Olaiya, the Olokun of Ifaki; High Chief Ayodejj Ajayi, the Olulogbe of Ilogbe Quarters; the Chief Imam of Centre Mosque, Ifaki, Alhaj Jimoh Basiri among others

Earlier, the Paramount Chief (Mrs) Bolanle Owolabi, the Eyemuju of Ifaki and other Obinrinles had donated foods and cloths materials to about 500 widows at Ifaki Ekiti.

Prayers from both Christians and Muslims Clerics were held for widows and health talks were also made during the year 2022 Odun Obinrinles held in front of the Eyemuju Palace at Ifaki Ekiti with the widows. 

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While this year Odun Obinrimles was rounded up with thanksgiving at St. Michael’s Church, Ifaki Ekiti, the Vicar in charged of the Church, Ven. Samuel Oyedele rejoiced and Congratulated the Womenfolks for the successful celebration of this year Odun Obinrinles. 

Ven. Oyedele then called on them to continue to put God first in all their undertakings in life to receive favour from God.

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