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By Emmanuel Adeleke
The lawmaker representing Afijio, Atiba, Oyo East, Oyo West Federal Constituency, Honourable Akeem Adeyemi, aka Skimeh, has urged Nigerian youths to support the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the 2023 election.
Skimeh gave the admonition at the 84th posthumous birthday celebration of late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, held at the new mini stadium in Ode Aremo, Oyo, on Saturday.
He said Tinubu has contributed enormously to the development of the country, calling on youths to be focused and cast their votes for the man who has their interest at heart.
“We want to appreciate our presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Sen. Kashim Shettima. The project is paramount to us, it is paramount to Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. His last wish was to see Asiwaju become the president.
“Five hundred grassroots mobilizers for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima were empowered with cash today to move and spread the gospel of herbinger of success, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu.
“I want to admonish the youths to look and be focused to know who truly love them, who they can support, and who have the interest of their future at heart,” he said
The lawmaker empowered 1500 people with cash, commissioned ICT Center, a block of three classrooms, motorised borehole, installation of transformer and also offered free medical services to people in his constituency to mark the posthumous birthday of the late monarch.
“Today would have been his 84th birthday, as people do celebrate posthumous, we lined up series of activities and projects to commission and to honour Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III. We started with free medical services; such as free treatment, free drugs and distribution of food items throughout the four local governments.
“After that, we moved to project commissioning. We commissioned classrooms, ICT center, borehole, transformers.
“To top it all, where we are today, Ode Aremo, is known as the greatest dumpsite in Oyo, we turned it around with Oba Adeyemi’s blessings. What we are handing over to Oyo today is an edifice that would be used for so many social activities,” he added
In their separate remarks, the Mogaji of Adeyemi, Alhaji Hasan Oranlola Adeyemi, and Oyo traditional council (Oyomesi), represented by the Samu, High Chief Lamidi Olayanju, lauded Skimeh for having the love of Oyo and her people at heart.
In attendance were Oyo State APC chairman, Hon Isaac Omodewu; APC governorship candidate, Senator Teslim Folarin; traditional rulers and wives of the late monarch among others.