20th Anniversary: Oba Akamo To Distribute 50 Bags Of Rice, Beans, Garri To 250 Vulnerable Homes
ABEOKUTA – As part of activities marking his 20th years anniversary on the throne, the Olu Itori in Ewekoro local government area of Ogun state, Oba Abdulfatai Akorede Akamo will distribute not less than 50 bags of rice, beans and garri to about 250 vulnerable homes in Itori community.
Oba Akamo said this was part of his contribution to assuage the suffering of his people.
He disclosed this on Tuesday at his palace while addressing journalists at a press conference to commemorate the week-long coronation anniversary.
Oba Akamo equally said that three motorcycles would be donated to some youths in the community to empower them.
He added that, he would also pay a visit to the Stella Obasanjo Orphanage Home and Juvenile home in Abeokuta to donate electrical items to improve their standard of living.
He added that, a free eyes test would be conducted for another 500 residents of the community with provision of eyes glasses and drugs.
He stressed further that, the coronation ceremony would be rounded up with the distribution of 250 solar lights to light up Itori communities on Wednesday, 28th February, 2024 with Dr. Saheed Osupa on the band stand to entertain guests.
Speaking on the high cost of local commodities in the market, Oba Akamo called not Nigerians on the need for understanding, noting that President Bola Tinubu inherited what he termed a failed economy.
He emphasized that, president Tinubu inherited poverty from past administrations, commending him for taking a bold step in removing fuel subsidy.
The royal father blamed Nigerians for adding more woes on common masses with inflation on local commodities like Yam, Garri, tomatoes, etc.
He wondered why the exchange rate on the dollars affected production of local commodities.
“I want to see smiles on the face of my people. I don’t like them suffering. So, my 20years on throne celebration calls for enlightenment and giving back to humanity.
“People are suffering in this hard times, so I felt what can I do to put smiles on my people’sfaces, I decided to give them food. That is why we are distributing 50 bags of rice, beans, and rice to about 250 vulnerable.
“I know there’s poverty on the land, but I want you to realize that Tinubu inherited poverty in Nigeria. I just want to commend him for removing fuel subsidy, that’s a bold step.
“We’re our own enemies, I don’t know how dollar inflation affects garri in the market? I don’t know how dollar affected yam in our farms and tomatoes. We don’t import garri, we don’t import cow or goat, or yam, so how come our people are leveraging on forex exchange are to determine their prices.”
