The Obalodo of Oye-Ekiti Kingdom ,Chief Bamitale Oguntoyinbo has charged members of Oye-Ekiti Youth Association to always promote peace unity and development of the ancient town.
Chief Oguntoyinbo, a former Ekiti State Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) gave this admonition when the leadership of the Association paid homage in Oye-Ekiti.The visit was sequel to the meeting held by the association members in ilodo quarters in Oye-Ekiti on Sunday,
Obalodo also urged the youths to shun all acts of violence or crime that could tarnish the image of their respective families and Oye community at large.
Chief Oguntoyinbo commented tthe association for being upright, focused, and determined to move Oye-Ekiti forward by cooperating with the Oloye, the apex Oye Progressive Union, and the entire community.
According to him ,the community can only attain greatness in the atmosphere of peace .
Chief Oguntoyinbo, also a former chairman of Oye Local Government ,therefore used the forum to call on Oye sons and daughters, within and outside to assist the qualified youths of the community in the areas if appointment opportunities, both public and private sectors i.
He appealed to the youths to be hard working, and assist the law enforcement agencies and the government at large to track down criminals in the community.He called on the youths to rally round to see that the only unique cultural and traditional festival ” Oro Oye, or Ode festival is as old as oye kingdom, just like olojo festival in Ile-ife. He said ode festival must not be allowed to go into extinction.
He pointed out that government all over, allows freedom of religion and encourages traditional festival, provided it does not involves human sacrifice.
The Obalodo of Oye kingdom being the chief prist of ode festival, promised to work hard to see the festival listed amongst the festival in Ekiti by the bureau of Arts and culture, and promote it to gain state and international attention.
The youths commended Obalodo’s outstanding roles in providing jobs opportunities for Oye sons and daughters.
The youth, however promised to work with him to see that Ode cultural festival in Oye-Ekiti is modernised to grow to an enviable standard to promote the cultural image of Oye as a community like other communities in the Ekiti State.
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