IT was a celebration like never before at the 31st annual Usi day celebration last weekend as sons and daughter of the town and dignitaries  from all walk of life  gather together to celebrate  God’s blessing and  reunion of old friends

The programme, which was hosted by the Victory club of Usi  started on Wednesday featured,  Marathon race Children Carnival, beauty pageant, raffle draw and  conferment of  honorary chief of Oluomo and Yeye Oluomo to Mr  and  Mrs Tai Olusoccer an industrious son of the  town.

The president of Usi Victory Club, Mr Remi Agbetuyi, in his address said responses  from far  and near  has adjuded this year carnival as a step forward in the  history of Usi Day celebration adding that the motive for this year is hinged  on the notion of joy and reunion which is the characteristics of Usians far and near.

Mr. Agbetuyi   said  further that the club  was able to modifies the existing  events and also introduce new ones to align with modern day carnivals and in line  with the aspirations on Uisans home and abroad toward generating funds for the community development.

 The  chairman of Egbe omo Usi, Mr J. B Omotosho in his welcome address said Usi Day celebration is an annual  events where we celebrate community revival and development, social  interaction where  we have opportunity to thank God for another year.

He also revealed “that this year proceeds and donation will be used to complete the hall and the new ultra modern  Palace we are proposing”

While  commending the governor Fayemi for his effort so far in the area of community development and health programme, he also  called on the state government  to  give the re-opening  of the closed police post in the town  a high priority. “we plead with the state government  to please give  the  re-opening of our closed police post a high priority.

This is very important  now that the security of life and  property is threathened each day by the pervasive activities being witnessed nationwide security should be a front burner  requirement In any community, its appartus should not be  too far away in case of emergency.”

Speaking, the Olusi of Usi Ekiti, Oba Adedayo Akande expressed displeasure  over the slow phase of ongoing road  construction work at Irede Estate in Ido Osi local government area and called on the state government to expedite action on project.

 According to him “for the third year running the road has featured in my address at Usi Day celebrations but my prayer is yet to be answered. What happened now is that the road has been made impassable by the contractors for some times now while water supply to several houses in the estate has been distrupted. We hope for a reprieve in due course” he said.

Olusi also expresses worries over the spate of armed robbery in the town. “The activities of armed robbers in the past one year were unprecedented.

Adding that “these worrisome development made olusi in council to constitute  a local vigilante group which began operation few month ago

He however appealed to  sons and daughers of Usi to  support the innitiatives  financially to ensure up keep of  vigilante group and  enthrone a crime free society.

 The chairman of Ido Osi Local Govenrment , Honourbale Gbenga Agbeyo  also congratulated  Oba Akande and the people of Usi Ekiti on the  31st annual celebration of Usi Day and assured the  people that his admnistration will continue to fufills it obligations to this community .in the provision of dividend of democracy.

 He, however, commended Usi Victory Club  for the  organisation of the 31st annual Usi Day celebration.”

  The winner of the beauty pageant Miss  Gbemisola Omojola was awarded with a sum  of  N2,000.00 and a Laptop while the first runner up Awoyemi  Miracle was presented with a sum of um One hundred thousand naira with  refrigerator and the second runner up  won a sum of N50,000.

 Winners of the marathon  race were also awarded with  gifts  ranging from Chinjeng  motorcycle, electric oven and others while the Nigeria Tourism Development Commission (NTDC) also packaged some branded gift items  for  the  dignitaries at the event.