Olupo of Oluponna land in Ayedire Council of Osun State, Oba Abdul-Rafiu Oyekanmi Mosobalaje Bamgboye 11, has called on citizens of the town to replicate at home the development they carry out in foreign lands.
    
Bamgboye made the call, on Saturday, during his first coronation anniversary, conferment of chieftaincy titles/awards and the launch of N1 billion Oba Abdul-Rafiu Oyekanmi Mosobalaje Bamgboye 11 Multiple Entrepreneurial Skill Centre for the town at D.C. Primary School, Oluponna, Osun State.
    
The royal father said the town is at the verge of rapid development, emphasizing that it is imperative for the natives to be part of his development vision.
   
The monarch said: ‘’There is no point journeying in strange land without planning a place of rest at the time of our individual retirement. I want to also enjoin every son and daughter in the diaspora to remember their source and replicate the kind of mansions built in foreign lands here in our town, as Oluponna is on the verge of becoming a city in no distant future. Believe it or not, I have seen it coming. I know this is the beginning of good things to come.
   
‘’Also, to as many that have bought landed properties and are yet to develop it in the town, I implore you to do something good on the land on time because the economic and industrial uplift is about to begin  in Oluponna land.’’
    
He also urged parents to give their children quality education, saying such would help in building a virile community.
   
The monarch added: ‘’I would want parents to work towards giving their children quality education for this will help in no small measure in building a virile community that can compete favourably with other neighbouring communities. They should instill good morals into their children for them to detest hooliganism, and other social vices in all its entirely.’’

On his part, the President of Oluponna Development Association {ODA}, Chief Otunba Julius Akinlabi, said the multipurpose entrepreneurial skill and centre would empower the youths with various vocational skills and make them productive
    
Akinlabi said: ‘’I want to appeal to everyone present here to donate generously towards the launching of the multipurpose entrepreneurial skill and centre. The centre when it is established will be used to empower our teaming youths in various vocational skills in order to make them productive. It will, undoubtedly, reduce unemployment in our community.
   
‘’We enjoin you all to come with your expertise, your network, ideas and resources to let us come together in repositioning our dear Oluponna,” he said.