CIDADAY Senior Citizens Foundation gifts foodstuffs, school items to Aaje Ologo residents
Khalid ABRAHAM
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The elderly residents of Aaje Ologo in Ogbomoso North local government area of Oyo state, were recently given foodstuffs while students smiled home with various school materials including notebooks, pens, uniforms and so on. The benefactor was Cidaday Senior Citizens Foundation whose CEO is Mrs. Ayinla, wife of CEO of Ragaray Executive Suites, Stadium area, Ogbomoso, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Ayinla.
Speaking at the programme held at White Star Hall, Palace of Alaaje Ologo, Mrs. Ayinla said the foundation aims at creating a platform to assist the elders in the society and to forge an interface between the elderly persons and the youths so the latter could learn from the former.
“The foundation is to create a platform to care for the elders and create fun for them. I brought the youth here to learn one or two things from the elders. It is regrettable that the focus of the youths of today is on social media and traveling failing to learn from elders. So, I want the youths to be part of this foundation so they can learn from the elders, from their mistakes.”
Mrs. Ayinla added that the aim will expand to include “caring for the orphans. Let us de-emphasize the importance of money; money is good but we should not crave for it too much. I charge our elders to teach these young ones wisdom and guide them in order not to make similar mistakes we made.”
Alaaje of Aaje Ologo, HRH Reuben Adesina Amao Osunbiyi I JP, emphasized the paramount importance of education, saying, “vocation learning is good but education is paramount.”
This is as the visionary monarch hammered on teaching the young ones “good character, our customs and culture. It is lamentable these have waned in our society and is why we are having problems today.”
Also, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Ayinla Ragaray, preaching religious harmony, stated, “Let us fear God and accept that someone created us and does not create us to cause disharmony. Every household has adherents of the three religions. Only God knows who worships Him truly. Don’t copy others to do what you will do, God created us differently, Eschew greediness for money. Have a sharp conscience.”
Alhaji Sheu Babalola similarly charged that the youths should embrace vocation learning, adding, “Good character should be cultivated. But education broadens our mind and enables us to consider issues from an enlightened position.”
Alhaji Babalola, a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police further affirming the importance of education noted “It is education that helped Alaaje to do the wonderful things he is doing here at Aaje Ologo. I was in the police and rose to the position of AIG and I never stained my reputation, I got to the enviable position all because of education. We should be transparent and honest in whatever we do. We should do things with the fear of God,” charging students to be dedicated to their academic and eschew money rituals.
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Delivering a lecture on health care for the elderly, Mrs. Bola Babalola, a nurse, told them that they should be mindful of what they eat.
“We are what we make ourselves, what we eat and where we live are vital. Food is good but there are other things we need to incorporate. Myself, when l wake up in the morning I take warm water,” Mrs. Babalola, who is also Community Health Planner encouraged them to take water early in the morning. Water therapy is good for health, also, refrain from sitting for long, try taking walks amid sitting, walking is good. Eat vegetables, fish, take water regularly, at least 5 bottles of ‘Ragolis water’ in a day, it helps to detoxify our body by helping us to pass toxins out of the body through urine. Vegetables (efo) is good, you don’t need to boil it. Beans is better than rice, yam and cassava. Beans sharpens our mind, and also, take supplements, and we have trees around like neem plant, pineapple leaf, etc, they are good sources of supplements, let’s take them regularly, these are locally available because capsules could be expensive, also, turmeric, kanafuru (grind them and add warm water to it in the morning and take.”
