By Rotimi Ojomoyela
Ado-Ekiti
A chieftain of All Progressives Party (APC) and former governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Otunba Stephen Abiodun Ojo, has emerged the ‘First Ekiti Man of the Year’, 2016 on the platform of a news and events magazine, Hero Magazine.
The guest hall of the Prosperous Hotel and Suites, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, was agog for Ojo as friends, business associates, townspeople, politicians, captains of industries, and traditional chiefs thronged the venue.
Gracing the occasion also, were representatives of the Ewi of Ado, Oba Rufus Aladesanmi Adejugbe, Aare Afe Babalola, Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim Otunba Yele Akinrolabo, Oba Isaac Adetoyinbo, monarch of Ejele-Ekiti, Mr. Aba Simon, Prof Sunday Otokiti from Kwara State University, Ife Accounting Class 81 among others who donated generously to support the programme.
Medical Doctor and publisher of the magazine, Mr. Akinbiola Sunday, explained that Ojo was garlanded with the prestigiuos award for having an impressive track records of immense contribution to the development of his town, Ilupeju-Ekiti and surrounding communities and also rendering huge humanitarian support for the less privileged including widows, school children and youths among others.
