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| Prophet Sam Olu Alo |
The planter of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Adamimogo Grace of Mercy Prayer Mountain Worldwide, Prophet Sam Olu Alo has urged Nigerian youths to take advantage of their talents in sports to develop and earn career for themselves.
The founder ,Adamimogo football club of Akure gave this admonition after a football match between his team and Nigeria Immigration football club of Ado Ekiti.
The Match was played in his country home , Ido Ekiti, headquarters of Ido-Osi local government area of Ekiti state.
The cleric also urged the youths to always contribute their quotas to the development of their people, communities and the nation.
According to him,such effort would ensure overall growth and development of our society.
Prophet Olu-Alo explained that government alone cannot meet the numerous needs of the people and provide all the required infrastructure in the communities.
“I am happy that they did very well in the last season of National League One (NLO). My advice for the players to be hardworking and focused. I have promised the players and the team management that in the next few months, some football scouts will be coming from Europe to get the talented ones among them. So they should see footballing as real profession just like Okocha, Ronaldo and Messi of this world for them to excel in it.”
“Youth empowerment through sports like this one, scholarship, vocational trainings and provision of working tools for those who had learned one trade or the other.
“As we are being blessed by God, one can also assist in the area of education, health and others. Health facilities, classrooms, library could be built in all these our communities, if put in place, the lives of our people will be positively affected.”
“I am always happy because they are doing well beyond my expectations.Just recently, not up to a year that we assemble the team, 3SC football club of Ibadan signed up one of them . It means the players of the Adamimogo FC have a bright future ahead of them.
Prophet Olu-Alo who said he was doing all of these out of love for God and for the people had donated state of the art blocks of classrooms to Temidire Community High School, Temidire Ekiti and St. Benedict’s Catholic Nur/Pry School Ido Ekiti, a big Hall christened Ilike Family Hall to his community, Ido Ekiti and a maternity home to a church in memory of his late father also promised to establish a Care home for Widows and less privileged persons in his hometown, Ido-Ekiti.The renowned man of God, who is also the founder of Adamimogo FM, Lekki, Lagos revealed that, sister radio station, Adamimogo FM, Mokola,Ibadan will soon commenced test transmission while another Adamimogo FM will be established in his home town, Ido Ekiti.
The monarch of the town who is also the Chairman of Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers, the Olojudo of Ido, Oba Ayorinde Ilori-Faboro said he was extremely happy for what God is using Prophet Olu-Alo to do for the town.
He said “I hope others will follow his example. There are other sons and daughters of the soil who are doing things for us but Olu-Alo is exceptional . This town is very lucky so am I and I am grateful to God”.
The Planter of CAC (Boanerges) Worldwide, Prophet/Evangelist Ade Ologbonyo, commended the founder of Adamimogo FC , Prophet Olu-Alo for the initiative describing it as another way of discovering talents and superstars.
Ologbonyo said Olu-Alo’ has been a great inspiration, motivating others never to forget their source that wherever they find yourself under the sun they should always remember that your source matter most.
“It is also means of taking our youths off the streets and engaging them in productive venture.Engaging them will help discover their potentials. Government and sports stakeholders to keep encourage and motivate our youth that they can become somebody and better their lives through sports.”
The Coordinator of Glorious Partners of GMPM, USA, Mr Bolaji Adisa, praised Olu-Alo for promoting the growth and development of the community as well as supporting government efforts.
Adisa said, “He is a very selfless man and this is what is missing in our county both from our leaders and also men of God . If this is what everyone of us do and we try to emulate this policy the country will be good for each and everyone of us. Government is expected to do many things but they are not supposed to do everything.
We as citizens have our responsibilities, whether individual or corporate is expected of all of us. But it is good thing for government should do it also encourage our people to support them.”