The youths in Oke-Ogun across different local government areas gathered yesterday in Iseyin to unanimously call for rotation of power to Oke-Ogun in 2027.
They called on all zones in Oyo State to rally round Oke-Ogun and cede the governorship position to the zone come 2027.
The call was made yesterday at the Oke-Ogun Youth Summit and Exemplary Youth Award (2024 Edition) organized by Progressive Movement of Oke-Ogun PROMO at the College of Hygiene and Health Technology, Iseyin.
The Convener, Comrade Saheed Oloro while speaking at the Summit highlighted the importance of the summit which was solely centered on sensitizing and reorienting the youths to be useful for the development of Oke-Ogun. While speaking further, Oloro said there is need for enlightenment programme geared towards self awareness and the need for the youths to harness their potentials towards their betterment and the region of of Oke-Ogun at large.
He hinted on the advantages of digital innovation as an important platform to adopt by the youths for the development of Oke-Ogun especially at this time when artificial intelligence is taking its centre stage in the global economy.
He lamented on how some Oke-Ogun elders engage in the battle of supremacy which has been dragging the growth of the region backward. He however charged the youths to leave behind some of unresolved challenges confronting elders of the zone that are greatly affecting the development of the region and see the need to embrace unity, peace, and innovative ideas to drive development.
Ayerounfe, a media personality and a discussant at the Summit while speaking attributed lack of unity and common goal as the bane of development in the region. He therefore called on all Oke-Ogun indigenes to embrace unity to achieve the “Oke-Ogun Lokan” agenda come 2027.
Among the people that were awarded at the Summit were Dr. Taofeeq Adebayo who was awarded Exemplary Youth in Science and Technology; Adelere Raimot Ojediwura, Exemplary Youth In Culture; Yeye Adenike Remi Olarinde, Youth Personality Female Category; Surv. Oloyede Kolade, Exemplary Youth in Surveying; Alh. Akeem Kolawole, Youth Personality Male Category; Prince Olabisi Rasheed (Google), Exemplary Youth in Entertainment; Kasmon FM, Radio Station of The Year; Oduduwa News, Digital Newspaper of The Year among several others.
The awards were presented to the awardees in different category and the programme came to an end after a brief musical interlude.