Rising Wave of ‘Area Boys’ Threat to my Domain, Monarch Cries out
Rising Wave of ‘Area Boys’ Threat to my Domain,
Monarch Cries out
An ex-envoy and the Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti, Ekiti
State, Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi, has lamented the rising activities of the
street urchins popularly called ‘area boys’ in his town, calling on the state
Governor, Ayodele Fayose’s government and stakeholders to tackle the menace to
prevent crime.
The monarch, who is a retired diplomat, also urged
the government to set up a Banana industry in the town being the hub of banana
and plantain plantations in the state to create employment for the teeming unemployed
youths.
The traditional ruler said this on Monday at a ceremony held with stakeholders
comprising Ilawe elites and political
bigwigs from the town.
The monarch expressed profound thanks and
appreciation to the people
of Ilawe for their support since he ascended the
throne five years
ago.
According to him, “We have resolved to address as a
matter of urgency the need for additional bank in Ilawe and to end the menace
of ‘Area Boys’ syndrome
in this town
and the commencement of banana industry project, so that our youths can get
employment.”
Taking stocks of the progresses made in 2016, Oba
Alabi praised the human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), for his
contributions to the construction of a Federal Government College in Afunremu, a section of the community, saying this will help to boost education
at the grassroots level.
The monarch also revealed plans by a group of
educationist to establish a private university in Ilawe, adding that details
would be made public later.
He stated that the sum of N7 million realised
during the launching of
a civic centre under construction in the town could
not take the
project beyond foundation level hence the recourse
to private entrepreneurship for speedy completion of the edifice.
The monarch thanked
Fayose for his plans to dualise
Ilawe major highways in 2017, saying this will also boost the aesthetic value
of the town.
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