Oluku Club Kabba Celebrates 2025 Edition of Oluku Day, Pledges Continued Community Development
By Samuel Temiloluwa – Kabba
The Oluku Club Kabba in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, North Central Nigeria, has celebrated its 2025 Oluku Day, with a call for collective efforts to drive development in Kabba and Owe land.
In his address, National President Mr. Peter Onaiyekan highlighted the club’s focus on education, health, security, and agriculture.
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According to him, the club has initiated an agribusiness program to boost the local economy, aiming to promote mechanized farming on at least 100 hectares in each ward in Kabba district.
Onaiyekan also acknowledged government initiatives like NELFUND and the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, urging citizens to take advantage of these programs.
He also paid tribute to three deceased members: Julius Bayo Onietan, Joseph Dele Arokoyo, and Joseph Jimoh Olobashola.
Oluku Club Kabba, a prominent social organization, has been driving community development in different sectors like education, health, and empowerment.
In 2025, the club awarded educational support to 20 outstanding indigent students across secondary schools, both public and private, in Kabba metropolis, demonstrating its dedication to empowering the youth.
Club members and dignitaries gathered to celebrate the achievements of the beneficiaries, who were selected based on their academic excellence and financial need.
A senior scientist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr. Patrick Olusanmi Adebola, represented by Mr. Mark John, delivered a paper highlighting the vast opportunities in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, emphasizing the crucial role of youth and women in driving growth and food security.
Speaking at the 2025 Oluku Day, Adebola identified areas of opportunity, including crop production, livestock and fisheries, agro-processing, and agricultural technology.
He cited government initiatives and growing demand for food products as key drivers for investment.
However, Adebola also noted challenges such as infrastructure constraints, limited access to finance, climate change, and market barriers.
He advocated for climate-smart practices, innovative financing, and trade facilitation to unlock the sector’s potential.
Representatives of the chairman of the occasion, Engr. George Olumoroti, Managing Director, Lower Niger River Basin Authority, Dr. Helen Aderibigbe Adeniyi, Honourable Commissioner for Innovation Science and Technology, Kogi State, and Dr. Bolarin Olufemi, Kogi State Honourable Commissioner for Livestock, commended the club for its wonderful job and promised to work with organizations like Oluku to advance knowledge in agricultural and innovation sectors in the area.
The highlight of the event was the presentation of certificates and cheques of twenty thousand naira to the 20 best indigent students from across secondary schools in Kabba metropolis.
Beneficiaries include:
1. Hinmikaiye O. Testimony, Evangel Scc. School, Kabba
2. Ajayi Glory Motunrayo, St. Monica’s College, Kabba
3. Emmanucl Opeyemi Grace, St. Barnabas Sec. School, Kabba
4. Oye Donald Stephen, Local Govt Comprehensive Sec. School, Kabba
5. Ajiwoni Ajibola Adedamilola, St. Augustine’s College, Kabba
6. Ayo Emmanuel, Govt Science Sec. School, Okedayo
7. Adegbuyi Blessing, Kabba Community High School, Kakun
8. Olorunfemi David, NICOWA(Correctional) Sec. School, Kabba
9. Toluhi Kemi Divine, Unique College, Kabba
10. Seyi Omole Abraham, Abundant Life College, Kabba
11. Adeyemi Okikiola Joseph, Sacred Heart College, Kabba
12. Jacob Maria, Local Govt. Sec. School, Otu-Egunbe
13. Olojo Philip, Christ Anglican Sec. School, Kabba
14. Dada Thomas Donald, Silver Valley International College, Kabba
15. Oloruntoba Eniola Joy, Federal Govt. Girls College, Kabba
16. Ojo Samuel Damilola, Olutayo International College, Kabba
17. Silas Damilola, St. Joseph CAC Senior Sec. School, Kabba
18. Ajibade Mark Oluwapelumi, Claret Sec. School, Kabba
19. Durojaiye David Kolawole, Basic Knowledge Sec. School, Kabba
20. Lewu Pelumi Gift, Wise Virgin College, Kabba.
Other dignitaries at the event included His Royal Highness, Oba Segun Areh, Obadofin of Oweland, Alhaji Zackare Ejibunu, President General, Kabba Development Union, parents, and associates of the beneficiaries.
(Democracy Newsline Newspaper, December 27TH 2025)
