It was all pump and pageantry on Thursday March 11th in the historic city of Ogbomosho land as the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare was installed as the Agbaakin of Ogbomosholand by the Soun of Ogbomosho Oba Jimoh Oyedunni Oyewumi Ajagungbade III

The honour is in recognition of Dare’s giant strides in the development Ogbomosoland and the country at large which has seen him renovate the Soun Stadium, Trainned 40 coaches, facilitated the Building of the hospital at Pakiotan, facilitate the release of take off grant for the Federal Polytechnic Ayede and donation of an 18 seater bus to the newly established Federal institution, vocational training for more than 200 youths, rehabilitation of the Taki roundabout, donation of laptops to Lautec among others.

The title was bestowed on the Minister by the Soun of Ogbomosho land on November 20th 2020, but the official coronation was delayed due to the Minister’s busy schedule.

Speaking during the ceremony, the Monarch said “The title of Agbaakin is one of the highest title confered on any courageous, hardworking, dedicated and prominent son of Ogbomosho that has done alot to the development of our town. The important role of Dare in Ogbomosoland and Nigeria in general canot be undermined. His giant strides in Youth Empowerment, provision of infrastructure, sports Development canot be be over emphasized. He is a true son of the soil and a worthy Nigerian in whom we are all pleased. I hereby confer this title on you for your outstanding performance”.

Dare said he was humbled by the title, assuring that it would spur him to do more.

Meanwhile, members of the Ogbomosho Descendants Development Association have congratulated the Minister on his well deserved honour
A statement by the Chairman of the Association Rtd. Air Commodore Jacob Adigun said,” On behalf of all Ogbomosho Descendants home and abroad, we congratulate our Minister on this well deserved honour. We believe this would encourage you to serve our great town, Oyo State and Nigeria better”

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Media office of the Honorable Minister of Youth and sports Development.

The first phase of the empowerment programme took place Thursday at the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan and women from Oyo South and Oyo Central Senatorial Districts were the beneficiaries.

The second phase of the programme scheduled for the beneficiaries, women from Oyo North Senatorial District is expected to take place on July 20 , 2020 in the ancient city of Ogbomoso, the country home of the Minister.

Sunday Dare who was represented by the former Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Olagunju Ojo enjoined the beneficiaries to make good use of the money.

”The Empowerment isn’t about giving people money; it’s about giving them power. One that cannot be taken away from them, and through that, they can sustain themselves. On this note, I commend Hon. Sunday Akin Dare for his genuine commitments to the poverty alleviation schemes . I want to also urge all the beneficiaries to make good use of the money, ” Olagunju stated .

The women leader of All Progressive Congress(APC) in Oyo state, Mrs Mabel Williams, in her remarks, lauded Hon. Sunday Dare for his selfless service and kind heart.

“When you make an impact in one family, you have touched a community, which in turn impacts the nation. And that is what the Honourable Minister, Hon. Sunday Akin Dare is doing with various programs of this kind. He can only make this financial empowerment available but you are in the best position to judiciously make use of it,” Mrs Mabel encouraged .

The Special Assistant to Osun state Governor Gboyega Oyetola on diaspora Hon. Titilayo Fadahusi, who also represented the Minister , stated that women from the 33 Local Government Areas and 35 LCDA’s are the beneficiaries of the empowerment scheme. According to Mrs Titilaoye, the financial assistance was given to the women to aid financing their small scale businesses and become self- reliant and to be able to contribute their quota to the development of the state and Nigeria at large.

Hon. Segun Ajanaku commended the contributions of Hon. Sunday Dare to the women development and overall progress of the state .

“The essence of this empowerment is to relieve women of economic hardship as an impact of Covid-19 which has affected all parts of the world,” Ajanaku stated .

In attendance were the representative of the Minister, a former Speaker Of the Oyo State House Of Assembly, Hon Olagunju Ojo, Oyo State APC Women Leader, Mrs Mabel Williams, Hon.Segun Ajanaku, Former Oyo State Head Of Service, Hon. Soji Eniade among others.
A record 300 women benefited from the empowerment program of the Minister.

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Media Office to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development