Ekiti Monarch Threatens To Invoke Ancestors’ Wrought On People Placing Charms On Projects

The Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, Oba Adejimi Adu, has threatened to invoke the wrought of Ekiti ancestors on residents who go about placing charms on economic projects in the community.

Oba Adu said activities of such persons were capable of discouraging well-meaning indigenes from investing in the community.

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The monarch spoke during the Wole Olanipekun Scholarship Scheme in Ikere Ekiti, where 143 students of secondary and tertiary institutions in the state were awarded scholarships.

Oba Adu also condemned an alleged attempt to attack the residence of Wole Olanipekun and his radio station, Cruse FM, during the violence that ensued after the recent #EndSARS protests.

Also speaking at the event, Olanipekun, who is former President of Nigerian Bar Association, seized the opportunity to call for restructuring of the country.

Olanipekun, who is said to be President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal attorney, said the country may crumble if the federal government should fail to restructure it.

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At the event, Olanipekun unveiled his new foundation, the Wole Olanipekun Foundation, for empowerment of youths and the less privileged in the society.

He said that the foundation planned to disburse N15 million to empower 300 youths and another N9 million to the aged and widows in Ekiti.

“Whatever might have been the outcome of the #EndSARS protest, the bitter take away there is that we must honestly, sincerely, dispassionately, unpretentiously take steps to reawaken Nigeria; to rethink Nigeria; to rebuild Nigeria; to rehabilitate Nigeria; to rekindle Nigeria; to readjust Nigeria and to revitalise Nigeria.

“The bitterness among ethnic nationalities is so deep, and we need genuine reconciliation and restructuring of the polity. That small sore has become cancerous and we need a radical surgery to extract it,’’ he said.

Meanwhile, 67 secondary school students, 73 university undergraduates and one PhD candidate were said to have benefitted from this year’s scholarship award.

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Beneficiaries of cash disbursement of the foundation would get between N30,000 and N50,000 each to start small scale businesses, said Olanipekun.

“Under the Wole Olanipekun Foundation Youth Empowerment Programme, 100 youths will have a grant of N50,000 each in 2020, another set of 100 youths will be entitled to same amount in 2021 and also in 2022 translating to 300 youth, while each of them will be entitled to non-interest yielding loans from the middle of 2021.

“For the widows and the aged people from 75 years of age, 100 of them will be empowered with N30,000 each under my foundation as part of poverty alleviation programme,’’ said Olanipekun.

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