Stakeholders applaud Alaaje Ologo as another edition of widowhood festival holds

Image caption: Alaaje Ologo

Stakeholders applaud Alaaje Ologo as another edition of widowhood festival holds

Yinka ADETUNJI

Alaaje of Aaje-Ologo, Ogbomoso, Oyo state, Oba Reuben Adesina Amao Osunbiyi l JP (dss rtd) has been commended for his unrelenting commitment to easing the burden of widows, widowers, orphans and the less-privileged in the society.

The commendation was heaped at the 2025 widowhood festival annually organised by the traditional ruler in his palace at Aaje Ologo in Ogbomoso North local government.

The festival usually held under the auspices of Abigail Ebun Asakun Amao Widowhood Foundation run by Oba Amao used to come up on December 26 but the date was brought forward this year.

It is usually a feasting period for the target people as they are gifted prepared and raw foods, cash, clothes and other items.

Oba Amao who said he lost his father early in life making his mother to face difficulties raising him disclosed his plight as a fatherless child inspired his widowhood foundation gesture. Throughout the year, he touches the lives of these less-privileged people only capping it up with the end of the year festival.

Rev’d Adeyanju

Prophet Oni

Mrs Ajagbe

Speaking on the theme of the 2025 festival – “Freedom from poverty,” Oba Amao, a retired Director of Department of State Service (DSS), expressed his commitment to helping widows in the rural area banish poverty and suffering. “We are burdened by the suffering widows and orphans bear and so our focus is to empower them through various assistance so they could be free from poverty,” Alaaje-Ologo said.

A lecture by a medical practitioner, Mrs. Ajagbe, on ailments of old age charged the audience to strive to live healthily adding, ‘:’Regularly visit hospital, monitor your blood pressure, avoid self-medication and patronising quacks, exercise regularly and follow medical practitioners’ instructions on any ailment, and play games.”

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Rev’d Segun Adeyanju of Full Flame Evangelical Ministries, Randa Ogbomoso who also runs a widow’s ministry for widows lauded the initiative noting it is remarkable.

Similarly, Prophet Isaac Oni (Christ Power Praying Evangelistic Ministry) encourages others to emulate Oba Amao in doing good and especially helping the less-privileged. “I commend him for always seeking the progress of his domain.”