SOCIAL CULTURALCLUB EMPOWERS STUDENTS, ARTISANS
A Socio-Cultural Club, Majo Noble Club of Ayetoro (MANCA) has empowered number of students of three Secondary Schools, as well as 20 newly graduated indigent artisans of diverse trades in Ayetoro town located in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Penpushing reports that the empowerment programme took place at the Comprehensive High school, Alaye High School and Community Grammar School all in Ayetoro, where working tools were handed over to the artisans.
The beneficiaries at the well-attended and colourful ceremony include; Hairdressers, tailors, plumbers, vulcanizers, welder, mason, carpenter, panel beater, auto mechanic and barber. who were vocational training graduates
Penpushing further reports that members of the club from different professional background including medicine, architecture, administration, law enforcement, human resources management counselled the students on how to make a success of their life.
The President of the Club Olubola Olakunle Aikulola who is the Permanent Secretary in the Ogun State Ministry of Commerce and Industry while speaking to the beneficiaries admonished them to believe in their abilities to achieve, citing many examples of members of the club who started from very low levels but who today are successful in their chosen careers.
The club boss, informed the gathering that over N1million was expended to procure the tools, explaining that this was in furtherance of the empowerment programme of the club which started over 15 years ago.
Penpushing also reports that he said the club award annual scholarship to 20 Secondary School students, donated mattresses, bedsheets, generators and ceiling fans to the General Hospital, Ayetoro and the Ibile Maternity Center, Aibo-Ayetoro among otherS.
The ceremony equally offered free health intervention and treatment, as well as vision screening and provision of medicated eye glasses to over 100 beneficiaries
The club established in 2004 is made up of successful professionals who are indigenes of Ayetoro-Yewa and neighboring communities and include; Dr. Iziaq Kunle Salako, a former Commissioner for Health in Ogun State, Dr. Morakinyo Oloyede, Human Resource Manager, Oodua Investment, Mr. Bayo Adeyemi, former Special Adviser on Education to the Ogun State Governor, CSP Sina Olunlade, Divisional Police Officer of Ebute-Ero Police Station and Chief Bola Onifade, Regional Manager of Globacom.
Penpushing also reports that, other members are; Arch. Sola Adebiyi, Principal Architect/CEO, Ad-Biyik Consults, DSP Biodun Faremi, Mr. Semiu Fatogun a successful developer, Mr. Malik Akinyemi an Environmentalist and Comrade Tunde Lawal.
The Amona Oba of Ayetoro appreciated the club for its human capital and other developmental initiatives,and admonished the beneficiaries to make the best use of the opportunities given to them so that in a few years they also will be able to give back to humanity.
Meanwhile, dignitaries present at the event include; Zonal Education Officer, Yewa North Local Government, Oba Mukaila Salako, the Adokun of Igan-Okoto, Oba Afolabi Olaleye, Olu of Saala, Oba Olatunji Abioro, Ondofoi of Idofoi ,Chief Kunle Amosun,
