IKERE TODAY

01/05/2024

Yaaaaaaaaaay

THERE IS DIGNITY IN LABOUR, that's the topic of our devotion today to celebrate the workers day and this is the point I wish you happy workers day.
My gist today long I'm not sure if Facebook would allow me pour out all my mind.
So one day probably over ten years ago after my hectic morning lecture during my Diploma days, I received a call from that man in red to report at the secretariat well it was a drill I was used to so nothing is new here.
I took the shortest step from the Natural History Museum where I had my lecture to Fajuyi hall where the Man O' War secretariat is located just at the entrance I saw this man with another perfectionist called human being with a jar of paint and this gave me a trauma of my first ever Recce exercise in life, during this exercise we are to map out way by finding previously marked out point and placing emphasis on them for the forthcoming Mountaineering exercise in me being careful with my steps not to fall from this Kilimanjaro I decided to let go the lid of the paint instead of my life I got the weirdest command of my life to go back to pick the lid up as everything we left with must be accounted for I took those uncertain steps down from the mountain to pick this lid up and find my way back up alone my dear it was not funny at any moment but I did it .
Now back to my real gist when I met the duo at the Fajuyi entrance with this paint I know have been conscripted into the forthcoming Endurance Recce team, for those of you not familiar with the Recce word it is a short form for Reconisancce which main duty are to map out way for upcoming activities just like the Mountaineering gist I gave you earlier. On knowing this I guess I know what is ahead of me until we face Anglo Moz road instead of flagging a bus down to school gate and proceeding to Moro the location of the expenditure well no wahala maybe the other teams are in Anglo Moz or it is customary to visit Anglo Moz first as it is the convergence point for the event my dear permit me to tell you that I lie to myself our journey to Moro started from that moment through Anglo Moz to the Cow market and into the farms and finally to the express and back into the forest till the ray of hope come after probably 8 hours of missing and finding our ways when I saw a building ahead it was the building inside the Pre Degree campus of the Obafemi Awolowo University Moro so this was how I trek from Ife to Moro without planning or knowing it.
Few years later during my Degree program in Ekiti state I founded the Man O' War club alongside some like minded individual and this club celebrated her 5th year anniversary just this past month it was a period of joy for me as I brought to practical the Recce spirit imbibe in him by this man and I created a path for many individuals in the Mountain Command of the club.
The gist about my gist is that the rewards in labour need you to go through the making, understand each step and put it to action and the reward would definitely smile at you.
You may consider having a tip of our adventures feel free to create a time for yourself to join the Man O' War OAU at this year Endurance Trek/Group survival this weekend, looking forward to seeing you there.

18/10/2023

My Regret is .......

We never pray for regret to ever set in but we need to definitely count our loss.
Today would have been like any other day in history but it just looks like nature have plan to taunt me but am sure it is to prepare me for greater assignments coming in never to relent even though it does not look like it at the start.
Very long time ago I found myself in an environment where the people are in darkness due to the lack of information, I saw myself as the expected light and I started something
I brought information to the door step, I hunger and thirst for information not just for my belly to get filled but to feed a thousand other hungry souls
Ikere Today was birthed at an institution in the south west by me, it brought me to limelight and everyone wants to know the little man called Ikere Today.
Some men discover me especially the TMG which gave me my first platform of speaking in the school, Temitope Ilesanmi , Fakunle OluwatosinBenjamin amidst others play a vital role
Barely a year into this vision I got distracted or I should say I lost my motive.
Ikere Today was giving information to all members of the institution but I was craving to be known as a faculty PRO, God used my fellowship to drag me to the place of assignment but my sturborness if you know you know.
I drop the PRO crave but I am already an active comrade in the school politics, truth be said my little adventure into the student politics gave Ikere Today wider acceptance and better access to hot information.
Still yet I did not understand the language even though I have met with Mr Morebise who saw more than just that moment and has given me enough platform to take Ikere Today to the next phase of not just an institution based platform but for the hosting community of the institution, a short phase about Ikere Today was written on his devotional for today which inspire the write up contact me to always get enriched by it every morning
I chased becoming the auditor of a faculty,a position which do not augur well with my personality and experience but my head would not just sit down with my calling as Ikere Today, I want to hear God Bless The Leader anywhere I turn to, you can always trust God he came up his way giving me different warning but I still went to the field against one of my loyal struggle friend as AGS (Leave this story for another day) and guess what I loosed in the public a whole me Ikere Today.
This service to humanity I must serve oooooo, at a time when I was dropping off all that has to do with school politics and face the Paramilitary club God has help me to found and stabilize my dying Ikere Today another offer came in the student politics.
Finally I got what have ever craved for, it is no lie when the bible say God answer you according to the idol of your heart, God gave me double position at my final year.
ELIOJ SEGUN the leading leader, the former this, now this and future that all accolades was coming to me as the sitting General Secretary and the FYS chairman of my set I got it all but I was also gotten (another story for another day of reflection)
Fastforwad to just few years after my service to humanity I visited this institution and from the gate till I got to my destination I was hearing God bless the leader but guess what those accolades are no longer for me but for those in position now who does not even know there was any Elioj at any period in time, places people can access with just the mention of my name then, I have to knock and join the line to access.
Would my ending have been the same if all my energy was on my assignment as Ikere Today, the answer is No I would have build a team which all the school would have reckon on as a force when it comes to information and imagine people pointing to me as the young man who started this crusade
Thank God I have my paramilitary actively building men who are building the community but imagine how the accolades and joy would have been if my name have been written on multiple rocks
Regret is something we hate but it helps us prepare better for the coming assignment
Thank God for second chance opportunities always.

30/09/2022

I’m running for the office of the people for the people, to serve the people and Nigerians at Large

Engr Henrich Akomolafe, MNSE
House of Representatives,
Ekiti South Federal Constituency 1
(PDP, 2023).

Àtúnkọ́ Rebuild!

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23/09/2022

I, AKOMOLAFE, HENRICH BANKOLE (No. 12) made the final list of National Assembly Candidates issued by INEC earlier today.

No shaking, We can now focus on the campaign.

📌However, as much as I crave your moral, mental, financial and physical support during this campaign, I beseech my fellow candidates and all our supporters to ensure that we maintain civility and peace during this period.

📌The race for the House of Representatives will be defined by the integrity, character of We, the candidates and more importantly how we intend to represent You people of Ekiti South Federal Constituency 1 comprising Ikere, Ise/Orun and Ekiti South West.

📌I remain unequivocal in my commitment to ensuring that I support bills that will support the growth and quality of education in Nigeria.

📌I am assuring you that I'll lobby for more Federal intervention for infrastructural development in this Constituency.

📌 I'll explore the wide range of connections that this position will afford me to boost economic empowerment for men, women and Youths and consequently ensure job creation.

📌As my strong bias for education and sports persist, my tenure as lawmaker will strongly promote bills, motions and interventions that can improve our local talents and transform them into global competitors.

📌I'll redefine Representation through well defined and regular engagement.

We are going to REBUILD Nigeria one step at a time, Using Ekiti South 1 as a visible Context.

Let's do this together.

Hon. Henrich Bankole Akomolafe, MNSE
House of Representatives
Ekiti South Federal Constituency 1
(PDP Candidate, 2023)

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