Wole Arisekola’s Ode To Humanity
-Ayotunde Ayanda
Every 4th of April is a special day in the life of businessman and the publisher of Street Journal Magazine, Bowale Wole Arisekola. It’s his birthday and a day he had set aside to touch the lives of his people in Ibadan and other areas of Oyo State.
Arisekola who was recently made the head of his clan as the Mogaji Ajenigi-Eye of Yemetu-Oje compound, Ibadan is a man that doesn’t joke with the well being of his people , thus informing the reason he has picked Monday, 4th of April, 2022 to launch a foundation in the memory of his late mother.
The foundation according to him will cater for the welfare of the aged, women and children in Ibadan and Oyo State in general.
He claimed the launch of the foundation is part of his effort to lessen the daily challenges the people face and he has mapped out plans to help in the areas of scholarship, health provision and job creation.
Arisekola is not new to giving and helping the people, the Wole Street Journal Platform he created a decade ago has touched the lives of many through youth empowerment, community development and employment.
The people of Oje, Beere, Mapo, Foko, Ita-Baale, Yemetu, Agodi, Agbadagbudu, Adeoyo and other parts of Ibadan still echo the support provided them by the foremost journalist and his team during the covid-19 pandemic.
The Mogaji who owns the Arryhan PR and Oke’badan Oil and Gas said the launch of the foundation will start with special prayers and designed to be a small affair of strictly friends and family members.
