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Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Chief Sunday Dare, has attracted a 600-capacity youth vocational centre to Ogbomoso, according to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Adefulire-Orelope.
Adefulire-Orelope announced the decision of the Federal Government(FG) to build the vocational centre in Ogbomoso during the installation of Dare as the Agbaakin of Ogbomoso land at the palace of Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, Ajagungbade III.
According to her, FG decided to build the vocational centre in Ogbomoso as a result of the importance of the city to Oyo State and Nigeria as a whole and the construction of the centre would be effectuated in no time.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle, in a statement on Sunday, said that the minister has exhibited great capacity, satisfactory competence and quality care as the representative of Oyo State in the federal cabinet, with his quick and strategic responses to issues concerning the state.
He said the minister “has been an excellent representative of Oyo State in the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari, making us proud with every of his step and action. We are happy that we are being represented by one of our best. It is very gratifying.”
Ibikunle commended the quality interventions of the minister in rehabilitating the victims of Sasa market mayhem and prompt facilitation of grants for rural women in Oyo State.
The NLRC chairman and Chief Dare who swung into action immediately after assessing the destruction of Sasa Market, reported to the President who directed that immediate relief materials should be provided to the victims while 5,260 rural women were chosen across the state and given 20,000 Naira each.
He appealed to the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the money and continue to support the government. He also admonished them to increase their prayers for peace and prosperity for Oyo State and Nigeria as a whole.
In 2020, Dare facilitated the establishment of an 80-bed federal specialist hospital in Pakiotan area of the town.