Hon. Usman Muheeden (Olohunwa), Founder of Dele Bajaj Foundation on Sunday splashes multimillion naira empowerment on youths in Ibarapa area of Oyo state
At the event tagged “2022 Mega Empowerment Program” items including sewing machines, cash, Pepper Granding machines, Deep Freezers, Generators, Hair Dryers among others were distributed.
The program which was the 6th edition was held at Baptist Grammar School Ayete, Ibarapa.
In his welcome adress, Olohunwa as he is fondly called stated that DBF is a non profit non governmental organization established in the years back with sole aim of uplifting the old and young people of Ibarapa community through community services, growth and development oriented activities.
“Having understood that the future of a society lies in the hand of her youths, the Organization kicked started her activities by focusing on widows, the young secondary school leavers of Ibarapa land.”
“We sponsored, groomed and nursed 1000 students for Computer BASED 2021 UTME examination. There was tutorial to prepare these students and Mock examination was conducted for them where those who passed excellently were selected across all the local government of Ibarapa land and their Jamb Forms were fully funded. The top scorers in the UTME were selected and are under the mentorship of DBF till date”
“We also brought smile in the faces of thousands of farmers across all the local governments in Ibarapa by empowering them with seedlings of grains such as rice and maize in sufficient quantities. Financial aide was also provided for the scores of farmers so as to ease their farming processes.
Aside these, the organization also made people smile during all the various religions festivals as clerics and dignitaries were selected across Ibarapa as Beneficiaries of Festival support of the organization.
The foundation is among the leading voices of the people when it comes to calling the government of the day to order and providing and suggesting practical solutions to various problems ravaging the land of Ibarapa in general.
There are various testimonies from people who have benefitted from one program of DBF or the other. Seeing people live a good and living above poverty level has always been the vision of the Foundation. And The founder will not stop at nothing to ensure this come to fruition.
“Like it’s stated earlier, everything that’s been done at DBF is not politically motivated and it’s purely our means of giving back to the society that made us. he concluded
The empowerment program had in attendance, high-profile people of political class in the region and business Tycoon, including the CEO of Beedel Construction Company, Hon. Bukola, Hon. Seun Fakorede, Oyo State Commissioner for youth and sport, Hon. Afees Bolaji Repete, Hon. Saheed Aderonmu, Hon. Oore, Mr. Usman Olawale Tecoma, GM BMU, Oyo South Senatorial Hopeful, Dr. Olusola Ayandele (Eruobodo), Alhaji Mutiu, Asiwaju onimaalu among others.
Among the traditional rulers who graced the occasion were the Asawo of Ayete land, HRM Oba Emmanuel Okeniyi (JP) and the Onidere of Idere land, HRM Oba Kingsley Onikola (JP), Olu of Igboora.
While speaking at the program, one of the beneficiaries extended profound gratitude to Dele Bajaj Foundation for bringing succour to indigent people in the region, prayed to God to continue to uplift the founder of DBF, Mr. Uthman Muheedeen and his team.
