By Gbenga Sodeinde
Heritafenewsng reports that Prince Olumide Adegboye, who is the founder of Olukismet Humanitarian Foundation and Olukismet football club has joined the list of prominent individuals in Ekiti state congratulating Ekiti United fc on its qualification for the prestigious Nigeria National League Super 8.
The Ikere Ekiti born sports enthusiasts and philanthropist noted with pride what has never been achieved since the creation of Ekiti state in 1996 was achieved by the team after so much work and dedication.
Prince Adegboye congratulated the entire sports loving people and government of Ekiti state on the laudable height attained by Ekiti United fc.
He described Ekiti United as a role model for up and coming football teams adding that the development was an indication that sports was developing in Ekiti state.
He also urged the team not to lose concentration ahead of the NNL Super 8 stressing that eventual qualification for the prestigious and elusive Nigeria Premier football League was the only feat that could crown the efforts of the players and coaches.
On the just concluded, World Athletics championship in Kenya, prince Olumide Adegboye also commended the two Ekiti sons who represented Nigeria at the championship, Fakorede Adekalu and Bamidele Ajayi.
The Ceo of Olukismet fc, Ikere-Ekiti said he was delighted that an Ekiti son contributed to the medals won by Nigeria which helped the country to finish third on the overall medals table .
He urged the state government to invest more in sports development as an avenue to genuinely engage and empower the youths.
Olukismet as he’s popularly known promised to keep doing his best to contrubute towards youth emancipation through Sport and humanitarianism while he advised other well meaning Ekiti people at home and in the diaspora to complement government’s efforts in the area of sports development which a key sector in any country.