IGBOORA MONARCH HOLD TOWN HALL MEETING, DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT MATTERS WITH RESIDENTS

Igboora newly crowned monarch, His Royal Majesty Oba Jimoh Olajide Titiloye today held a town hall meeting with residents of Igboora and thank them over their continuous support towards the development and progress of the land.

The meeting, which was part of efforts to discuss on possible ways to bring development to the town, held at the premises of Olu of Igboora Palace, Ibarapa Central Local Government Area of Oyo State.

Alhaja Fatimo Bello (NOA) who talked briefly at the meeting said drug abuse, cultism and teenage pregnancy as being playing major roles in hindering the development of their land.

She noted, teenage pregnancy in Ibarapa land has been on an alarming increase in recent times. It has become a menace that plagues the lives of young girls in this century. The implications of teenage pregnancy are quite grave both for mother and child. The after-effect of these consequences tell a great deal on the economy and society at large; they often are not immediately felt or seen but in the long run, they tell, She said.

She further by saying drug abuse and addiction can all lead to both short-term and long-term health effects. It is therefore, not a surprise that crime rates usually skyrocket with increasing rates of drug abuse in any community, when drug abuse rates spiral out of control, it should send alarm bells ringing because of its concomitant security implications, high rates of drug abuse usually result in problems as the person involved may run into debt and unable to meet financial responsibilities, she concluded.

Hon. Adewole Ojo, a foremost community leader In his speech thank God the Almighty for sparing him because for the past few years he couldn’t believed he will still make it to this kind gathering but as the fate will have it, he is here today.

He further by saying that Kabiesi is the father of everybody in the town including him, he thank the indigenes and residents of the community for their usual cooperation towards the progress of the community.

Baba was kind of joking a little bit in his speech.

During the meeting, various groups, including youths, women and community leaders, spoke about the issues bothering them which was later answered by the monarch.

Oba Jimoh Titiloye encourage the indigenes to promote peace and security at all times in their domain and his palace is open to complains, development ideas all the time.