When on Tuesday 11th in the morning and Sunday 16th of March 2025 evening, rainstorm made a ravaging destruction across some Ijesaland communities affecting public and private properties, those most severely impacted include Iwoye-Ijesa, Osu, Iwaraja, Ibokun, Ibodi and Ijebujesa among others. The Ijesa Development Council (IDC), an umbrella body for all development focus organizations in Ijesaland made an urgent deployment of a field team to validate and update data on the level of the destructions while coordinating with Traditional rulers and chiefs.
Also, paper advertisements, radio jingles and various other forms of sensitization were deployed to invite communities that experienced the disaster, to submit their situation reports.
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IDC thereafter solicited and received N12,350,000 in donations from Ijesa sons and daughters, at home and in diaspora and subsequently constituted an Evaluation Committee comprising of Engr. Olugbemiga Abudiore – Chairman, Dr. Oladiipo Folorunso - Secretary, Prof. Foluso Okunmadewa, Engr. Dideolu Falobi and Chief Mrs. Yemisi Ariyibi to deliberate and recommend how to equitably share the donations among the impacted communities.
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The fund generated focused on providing a succour to the most affected communities in the area of public buildings such as town halls, schools and Public Health Centres as the committee recommended only Public Buildings for financial support in the affected communities.
In the course of the evaluation, it was noted that Ibodi and Iwaraja communities fall to the category of affected communities that do not have organizations affiliated to IDC, but agreed that these communities are within Ijesaland and satisfied with the primary reason for which the fund was generated, therefore, they are also considered qualified to benefit from the fund support, their not being members of IDC notwithstanding. In this regard Iwaraja and Ibodi communities were adequately considered.
According to the recommendation of the Evaluation Committee, beneficiary communities who are Corporate Members of IDC will be Monitored/Supervised by their representatives’ organizations in IDC. They are to submit Reports on the completion of the exercise.
For Beneficiaries who are non-IDC members, the committee recommended that some IDC corporate members are assigned to Supervise and Monitor the repair Works and submit their Reports on the completion of the exercise.
Saturday, August 23, at the Boardroom of Iwude Ijesa Planning Committee located at Oke-emese, Owa Adimula Palace Square, Ilesa, Osun State, KAKAKIOODUA Online News witnessed the presentation of cheques issued from the funds generated to cushion the effects of the Rainstorm disaster on the communities.
Engr. Olugbenga Abudiore led the IDC representatives that included Dr. Oladotun EniOlorunda, Dr. Biodun Ogunbeku, Dr. Diipo Folorunso, Alagba Wale Idowu and Chief Afolabi Igbaroola.
Seventeen representatives stood in for six affected Ijesaland communities: Olori Adegbuyi Bunmi and Otunba Sunday Akinola from Okeana-Ijesa; Chiefs J. O. Olasanmi, E. O. Ojumu, Mrs Olanike Fapohunda and Mrs Grace Kolawole from Ijebu-Jesa; Chiefs Adegoke Adegboyega and O. Adejumo from Ibokun.
High Chief Tope Falore, High Chief Akinyele Oluwadare and Chief Adebayo Olowe for Iwoye-Ijesa.
Chief Isiaka J. Lawal and Chief Shina Babatunde for Okebode
Hon. Kenneth Babatunde and Otunba Kayode Arimoro for Osu.
High Chief Fatoki Adesanmi and High Chief Seyi Adetuberu for Ibodi
Okebode community was presented with a cheque of N1.5m; Ijebujesa N2m; Iwoye-Ijesa N2.5m; Osu Community Devevelopment Council N2m and Ibokun received N1m; while non-IDC Ibodi received N1m via Ijesa Felates Club and Iwaraja Community received N2m via Ijesa Sports Club.
Consequently, Ibodi and Iwaraja representative promised to immediately start the process of the enlistment with the IDC.
The committee recognized that Rainstorm Disaster being a common occurrence particularly at the commencement of Raining Season, recommended that efforts should get geared towards establishing permanent contact with National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) particularly with the view of having a functional Desk in Ijesaland.
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Ijesa Development Council (IDC) has as its mission to “providing a sustainable and participatory platform for promoting unity, economic, infrastructural and social development of ijesa land, for development focused groups in the land”; Birthed from the passion and the desire to maintain unity and upholding oneness in Ijesaland. It is focused on facilitating, mobilising, and supporting the development efforts of its corporate members. Its objectives include mobilising internal and external resources for developmental actions. To provide guidance, direction, and representation as may be required and also, serve as the voice for its corporate members in developmental dialogue and decision-making.
Mr. Ezekiel Olasupo Shadiya from Ilesa East region is the President, while Chief (Mrs) Dupe Ajayi Gbadebo from Obokun region holds First Vice President portfolio.
The representative from Oriade region who is also the Global President of Ijebu-Jesa Unions’ Conference, Engr Gbenga Abudiore is the Vice President II.
Other executive members are Dr. Dipo Folorunso (Atakumosa West) as General Secretary, Mr Abiodun Ogunbeku, Assistant General Secretary, Mrs Abosede Odole (Ilesa West)- Treasurer./, Mr Afolabi Igbaroola, Financial Secretary, Pastor Gbenga Osungbohun, Social Secretary and Mr Olayemi Fadipe the Publicity Secretary.
The IDC President Mr. Ezekiel Olasupo Shadiya expressed his deepest gratitude to each and every one who contributed to the success of the program.
"Your selfless acts of kindness and generosity have made a tangible difference in the lives of our people.
"The IDC is overwhelmed with appreciation for the financial support that poured in from Ijesa sons and daughters. Our willingness to give from our own resources has been a testament to the kindness and compassion that exists within our community." Shadiya said
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