_…Afe Babalola, Olanipekun donate N100 million, 800 bags of rice, and N10 million worth of ventilators, respectively_
The Ekiti Resource Mobilization Committee held its first meeting on Friday 10 April 2020 with it patrons, Governor John Kayode Fayemi, former governors Otunba Niyi Adebayo, Ayo Fayose, Segun Oni in attendance.
The meeting, which was presided over by the Chairman of the Committee on Response Resource Mobilisation Committee, Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi, also had in attendance all the 43 other members of the Committee.
According to the secretary of the committee, Mrs. Margaret Fagboyo, the meeting, which was convened virutally, was for members to discuss the mandate , which included mobilization of resources, direct funding campaign for COVID-19 response, as well as identifying and soliciting effective funding channels/sources.
“The Committee Chairman, Patrons and other members applauded the Governor Fayemi for the initiative and commended him for putting politics aside to bring Ekiti sons and daughters in diverse groups together to serve the State in the war against the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Highlight of the meeting was the announcement of donations, which include the sum of one hundred million naira (N100 million) and 800 bags of rice donated by the Founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), and Grand Patron of Ekiti State COVID-19 Response Resource Mobilisation Committee, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), and a ventilator worth the sum of N10 million naira by frontline lawyer and member of the committee, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN).
According to the Secretary of the Committee, the meeting also announced the composition of five sub-committees to work on different areas of the committee’s activities. It was also agreed that the Central Working Committee under the leadership of the Chairman, would receive periodic reports from the sub-committees and coordinate the overall activities of the Committee.
The Sub-Committees announced include the Central Working Committee with Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi as Chairman; Medical Logistics and Project Nomination Committee chaired by Dr Tunji Olowolafe as Chairman and Dr Adedamola Dada as Co-Chairman; Fund Raising Committee with Mr Gbenga Oyebode as Chairman and Chief Wole Olanipekun as Co-Chairman.
Others are the Federal Government Institutions with Mr Femi Falana (SAN) as Chairman and Sir Remi Omotosho as Co-Chairman and Development Finance Committee with Mrs Folusho Olaniyan as Chairperson and Chief Bayo Awosemusi as Co- Chairman.
It was also agreed that the tenure and role of the Committee would be extended beyond COVID-19 to address other critical issues now and in the future.