The National President of Ife-Olukotun student union Government Ojuekaiye Olusegun Abdullateef and his community on the Major Festival Celebration, Criteria Needed to Become Miss Ife-Olukotun and how to move Ife- Olukotun forward.
Ojuekaiye Olusegun Abdulateef talks extensively about his achievement and his Community on some topics presented to him by Nobigdeal online platform on the 28th day of May 2022 through WhatsApp social media platform.
The President was interviewed about his achievement and his community on the major festival celebration, the criteria needed to become Miss Ife-Olukotun, and how to move Ife- Olukotun forward for the benefit of young ones and the community at large.
The Incumbent National President of Ife-Olukotun Student Union Government Ojuekaiye Olusegun Abdullateef OBJ graduated in December 2021 as a BSC Degree Holder in Agricultural Economics and Extension from Kogi State University, Anyigba (Now Prince Abubakar Audu University), Kogi State.
He was born to the family of Mr. & Mrs. Ojuekaiye on January 25 1994 at Ife-Olukotun, Yagba East Local Government, Kogi State, Nigeria.
1998- 2005 Olusegun Abdulateef Started his Educational Career at Jesus Victory Nursery & Primary School, Ife-Olukotun, Yagba East Local Government, Kogi State for his First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC).
2006- 2012 He Preceded to Wesley High School where he obtained his Secondary School Certificate (O level Certificate).
Abdulatef was honored with a recognized position during his secondary school as the class representative for six (6) years and later became the Assistant Senior Prefect (ASP).
He won individual awards and was honored during his final year graduation ceremony, as the Overall Best Graduating Students, Best Student in IRS, Biology & Agricultural Science.
He preceded his career after his Secondary school to learn Desktop Publishing and Graphic Design Application Package at Intel-Net Computer Training School, Igbogbo Lagos State.
2014 He won his first job, and worked as waiter and Cashier at Fineday Restaurant & pastries, Suleja Niger State.
2016 He gained admission to Niger state polytechnic Zungeru, to study computer Science for National Diploma Certificate but later left to Kogi State University, Anyigba for his degree program where he studied Agricultural Economic and Extension.
2017-2021 Abdulateef served as the Vice president of National Association of Kogi State Student (NAKOSS), KSU Chapter and also served as Senate President National Association of Okun Student KSU Chapter now serving as National President of Ife-Olukotun Student Union Government.
Abdulateef loves Farming, Reading and sport.
IFE-OLUKOTUN MAJOR FESTIVAL CELEBRATION
In Ife-Olukotun, Yagba East Kogi State there are many festivals people celebrates. Some of these festivals are still on-going while others have been dropped, following the acceptance of Islam and Christianity religions.
These festivals you may have opportune to witness or may have heard about. It is necessary to put some of those festivals on Records for the next generations to come in other for them to read or know about.
1). OLUWALOROKE
This is an Annual Festival. The Chief Priest then was Aworo from Ilaro in Ero compound.
2). EPAA
This was an annual festival celebrated by Okere people.
3). EPA
This is usually observed by the Hunters to celebrate their Annual Festivals also they observe when a prominent hunter dies in the community.
However, due to peoples' acceptance of Islam and Christianity, all this festival has been left to die natural death which nobody observes them again.
NEW YAMS
New yam festival is the only festival people know and celebrate in the community, where Ife-olukotuns people boils yam & prepare pounded yam with different kind of soup to celebrate the festival. New yam Festival has to be celebrates on two dates by the two groups of people in the community.
The date and months for this celebration in the town for all sons and daughters and lovers of Ife-Olukotun people to celebrate the new yams festival are;
1). ERE people - 25th of every June
2). PETESI people - 1st of every July
The List is some of the Miss Ife-Olukotun.
1. Nasiru Aisha 2021 till date
2. Lateef Modupe 2020/21
3. Mufutau Nofisat 2019/2020
4. Gbemisola 2018/2019
5. Omoniyi Layo 2017/2018
6. Musa Basirat 2016/2017
7. Sunday Titilayo 2015/2016
8. Taiwo Mulikat 2014/2015
9. Olayemi Kemi 2013/2014
10. Adeniyi Toyin 2012/2013
11. Salaudeen Aisha 2011/2012
12. Tairu Funke 2010/2011
13. Rashidat
14. Shefirat Kazeem
15. Toyin Kazeem
CRITERIA NEEDED TO BECOME MISS IFE-OLUKOTUN.
Any duly registered and unmarried female member of the Union shall be eligible to contest
1. She must be a student of any higher institution.
2. She must be an indigene of Ife-Olukotun.
INCUMBENT NATIONAL PRESIDENT OJUEKAIYE OLUSEGUN ABDULLATEEF ACHIEVEMENT SINCE RESUMED OFFICE
On the 1st of January 2021, I was able to build on the legacy been built by the formal administration which I promise on continuity during my swearing-in.
In this process, with the help of our philanthropists, I was able to carry out some projects under my administration e.g. We were able to register at least 47 students for the 2021 jamb registration exercise, also with the help of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Yagba East, our student were been trained & lectured for the exercises.
We also organized our end of the year program by organizing Quiz & Debate competition for our secondary schools and primary schools. School fees scholarship for all the participants in our last year Quiz competition program likewise automatic jamb slot for all the participants in our debate competition.
Lastly for the year 2021 activities, we were able to hold our Miss Ife-Olukotun beauty pageants program successfully all thanks to Club10 and our beloved philanthropists.
While in the year 2022 so far, we were able to registered 19 students for jamb. Also we were able to gain a scholarship for some of our student in higher institution through Senator Smart Adeyemi (SSA) bursary.
My pioneer is to move Ife-Olukotun student union and our community forward, I really want our students to attain greatness in such a way that we will be able to promote and defend the welfare needs of our community to make the future more successful.
I am often asked questions about what is next for our community. How can we influence that to make the future more successful? Today I am writing about a few of the things we need to make happen if we really want to move our community forward.
HERE IS WHAT I THINK IS ON THE ROAD AHEAD (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER):
First, we need to see a continued increase in entrepreneurship in our area. Our community rose on the fortunes of the early to mid-20th century entrepreneurs who took a risk and invested in our area. They might have been manufacturers, retailers, or service providers, but take a look at the many multi-generational businesses we have around town.
They have helped to shape our community and continue to hold positions of prominence, but we cannot solely rely on them. We need a new generation of entrepreneurs to step out and make an investment in our community. They could be in manufacturing, technology, retail, or service, but we need them to start their business here also.