Politics

APC Senatorial Candidate Brings Succour to Ayegun Oleyo

By Web News 944

By Abisola Oluremi

Relief has come the way of residents of Ayegun Oleyo, Odo Ona Elewe, in Oluyole local government of Oyo state, as an All Progressives Congress, APC, Candidate, vying for Oyo central senatorial seat, Dr Yunus Akintunde, has given assurance that he would assist the community to tar its road before elections.

Dr Akintunde made the promise when he visited the area recently.

The APC Senatorial candidate sympathized with the people after seeing the deplorable condition of the five-kilometre road and promised to tar one km out of it.

He however appreciated the residents for their perseverance promising that if elected, the people of Oyo central will enjoy the dividend of true democracy

This development gave residents of the area great joy describing such as one that would bring great relief to them.

A leader in the area, Mr Victor Arowolo lamented that successive administrations had been promising to assist in tarring the state road but to no avail.

Also, another resident, Mrs Oluwakemi Oni said the promise to reconstruct the road before the election showed that Dr Yunus Akintunde had a large heart to help people irrespective of whether he won the election or not.

 The General Chairman of the Landlords’ Association, Mr Tunji Alabi who appreciated the politician noted with concern that the condition of the road had made many residents to relocate from the area.

While assuring Dr Akintunde of the support of the residents, Mr Alabi advised politicians to emulate the gesture of the senator who volunteered to put smiles on the faces of the people despite the fact that the election had not been conducted.

With a grateful heart, the baale of Ayegun Oleyo community, Alhaji Olajide , applauded the gesture saying it was indeed an answered prayer.

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Religion

Group Distributes One Million Naira Zakat In Ibadan

By Web News 663

An Islamic organisation, The Companion has distributed one million Naira as Zakat to 11 beneficiaries from Oyo State.

At the event held in Ibadan, Alhaji Nuraeni Zakariyyahu who is Oyo District’s Amir of The Companion,  an association of Muslim men in Business and Profession

said the Zakat distribution which is an annual programme of the national body of the Association was to provide succour to needy Muslims either in schools or into business.

He said the beneficiaries who were drawn from different part of the state were out of the 103 applicants.

Alhaji Zakariyyahu noted that some of the criteria used in the selection of the beneficiaries include the nature of their profession, how urgent was their needs and their locations stressing that eleven were eventually picked based on the available funds 

He explained that a committee was already in place to from time to time check on the beneficiaries for their progress.

Earlier, a member of The Companion,  Oyo District,  Dr Abass AbdSalam while emphasising on the importance of Zakat in Islam said it was meant to redistribute wealth to end poverty.

He urged the beneficiaries not to use the money for Eid Kabir festival or other merry

but appropriately so that in the nearest future they would also be in position to pay Zakat. 

 One of the beneficiaries who spoke on behalf of others, Mallam Kazeem Bakare appreciated the organiser and said the money was a trust promising that it would be judiciously used.

Ridwan Fasasi