RESIDENTS of many towns and villages in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State, last weekend, rejoiced when Honourable Oyekola Olabiyi, a lawmaker representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency, led other chieftain of his party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), to distribute dividends of democracy and  empowerment materials to people of the area.

The first place of convergence for the lawmaker and chieftains of his party was  the open field of the permanent site of the Orientation Camp of the Oyo State National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Iseyin.

Thousands of indigenes of Iseyin gathered as early as 9.00 a.m in the camp to be part of the event and when Honourable Kola Olabiyi, in the company of his long entourage, got to the venue of the event and saw the mammoth crowd, he was  overwhelmed.

Part of the programme was a football match tagged: Honourable Oyekola Olabiyi Football Competition involving Ayinle Ogbon Football Club, Otu in Itesiwaju Local Government Council and Superstar Football Club, Okeho in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State.

Ayinle Ogbon Football Club won the match with a lone goal to win the trophy donated by the federal lawmaker. Cash gifts, football, jerseys, as well as other empowerment materials, were giving to all the clubs that participated in the competition and other people to assist them in their various vocational trades.

A federal lawmaker from Maiduguri, Borno State, Honourable Mamud Lawal Maina,  assisted by party bigwigs, traditional chiefs, Baales, as well as traditional monarchs like the Onisia of Iwoye, Otu town, Oba Isiaka Olaluwoye I, the Olugunwa of Oke-Amu, Oba Kasali Omotosho (Fadeyi I), the Oniro of Otu, Oba Sunday Adepoju (the Ayilola II) and the transitional caretaker chairmen of Itesiwaju Local Government Council, Honourable  Olarinre Adisa Adeniyi; Kajola Local Government Council, Dr Sunday Olugbemiro; Iseyin Local Government Area, Honourable Saheed Adejare Alaran; Iwajowa Local Government Area, Barrister Salami Tajudeen Olawale, were all present.

Honourable Oyekola Olabiyi, on leaving Iseyin, headed to his home town, Okaka, to distribute dividends of democracy to people of his area in appreciation of their supports and prayers for him in the last one year in the National Assembly.

However, the Okaka event was an epic one as it witnessed a large turn-out of people including many traditional rulers including; the Aseyin of Iseyin town, Oba AbdulGaniy Adelabu Ologunebi, represented by one of the traditional chiefs, the Onjo of Okeho town, Oba Rafiu Mustapha Osuolale (Adeitan II); and many Baales, chiefs, religious, community and youth leaders in Oke-Ogun.

Empowerment materials distributed for people of Okaka included; an 18-seater passenger bus, 42 weaving and sewing machines, 48 deep freezers, 84 spraying machines; 84 standing Ox fans; 42 barbing clippers; 85 vulcanizing machines,  50 generators, 80 motorcycles, as well as cash gifts.