Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has admonished youth in the State to get involve in legal ventures that would guarantee their future and shun activities that would be injurious to their destiny.
The governor, speaking at the 60th birthday celebration of Taiwo and Kehinde Afolabi and the dedication of a church donated by Dr. Samson Afolabi at GRA, Ijebu-Ode, regretted youth involvement in social vices like cultism, which he said was prevalent in the State, in recent time.
Dignitaries from all walks of life include Former President of Nigeria,Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, ogun state governor Prince Dapo Abiodun, former governor of the state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Oni of ile-Ife His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi among other notable Nigerians thronged ijebu ode For the 60th birthday celebration of Taiwo and Kehinde Afolabi as well as dedication of Samson Afolabi anglican church donnated by Dr. Taiwo Samson Afolabi basically to honour is father.
Governor Dapo Abiodun described Dr. Afolabi as a determine, purposeful, resilient and a deliberate Nigerian entrepreneur who through hard work has risen to become a testimony to the fact that with hope, faith and determination, one could fulfilled destiny without involving in despicable conduct.
He also used the occasion to charged the youth to shun any act capable of jeopardizing their future, noting that involving in cultism, cyber crime, ritual gangsterism and other vices would not do them any good.
Dr. Taiwo Afolabi says God is the reason for his celebration.
According to the Afolabi’s family dedicating the church is one of the very significant thing to them but also to propagate the tenets of christianity.