Williams Ibikunle Foundation launched in Ogbomoso

Williams Ibikunle Foundation launched in Ogbomoso

Late Williams Ibikunle

Jeremiah OYELEKE

A non-governmental organization Williams Ibikunle Foundation (WIF) dedicated to caring for the aged and the vulnerable has been launched in Ogbomoso, Oyo state.

According to the children of late Mr. Williams Ibikunle Ojediran, after whom the foundation is named, and who died on February 12, 2024, he lived a life devoted to caring for the aged and other less-privileged people disclosing the foundation was instituted to keep this memory alive.

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“We can still bring his memory alive by caring for the aged, that was what our father, Williams Ibikunle Ojediran immersed himself in. That is why we instituted this program, let’s celebrate him, honour his memory so that the legacy of what he loved to do would not go into oblivion,” her daughter said at the launch held recently.

“He loved Ogbomoso exceedingly, and he believed we are all one, people in fact jokingly called him “Ibikunle Onilekayakayo,” because no matter what, if you go to his house, you will find something to eat and be full. Let me emphasize this is not for politics but in remembrance of our father’s legacy. He gave without making noise, his life is worthy of emulation. Similarly, he took care of his health greatly, and we also want to reenact this in the life of the aged. We thank all those who turned up to receive these gifts, if we bring out gifts and nobody comes out to receive them, it will be embarrassing.

In the same vein, his son, Rev’d Edward Ojediran, recalling his father’s life said he was born in Kumasi, Ghana, and started his primary education there. Late Pa Samuel Ojediran and Chief Alice Ladebo Ojediran, who was Iyaloja of Ogbomoso, were his parents. He later joined his mother’s business in Ogbomoso.