…Celebrates birthday with Agodi Correctional Centre inmates
JOSEPH OKWUOFU, Ibadan
A South West Chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has called on the Federal Government to improve the conditions of inmates and the facilities at the Correctional Centres across the country.
Ajadi, who was speaking today when he celebrated his birthday at the Agodi Correctional Centre in Ibadan said he came to the centre to celebrate his birthday just to make the inmates happy and feel the good atmosphere of celebration.
Ajadi donated food, drinks and essentials like medicine, detergents, toiletries, solar lights, writing materials among others to the centre to improve the inmates’ conditions and well-being.
Speaking at the occasion, Ajadi said, “Going round the Agodi Correctional Centre in Ibadan today, I am not happy.
The condition of the inmates is nothing to write home about. If you see where they are staying, it is not the best. I know the government is trying, but it should do more.
We see how people in the Correctional Centres in developed countries are treated. I plead with the Federal government to do more for the inmates during the period they will stay there in the Centres.
“I also want to implore the Federal Government to please recognise those working in such environments like Correctional Centres and give them better working conditions. I want the government to treat the Warders the same way they are treating the Police and the military, especially in terms of remuneration.
“The government should improve the facilities in our Correctional Centres because it is not all inmates that are condemned criminals. We have many people there awaiting trials who have not been pronounced guilty of any offence.
At the end of the day, some of these people may not be found guilty of the offences they are remanded for.
“I know President Bola Tinubu’s administration is a listening one and will
improve the conditions of the Correctional Centres
“I also call on well-to-do Nigerians to come to help the government in providing adequate facilities in the Correctional Centres.
They won’t carry money to heaven. They should put smiles on the faces of inmates at least once in a while”.
On the reason for celebrating his birthday at the Correctional Centres, Ajadi said,. “I started the idea of celebrating my birthday at the correctional.centres two years ago at Ibara Correctional Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
“You know we have been celebrating my birthday with large numbers of people, giving them food and drinks, but two years ago I changed that. We started looking at the people in the Correctional Centres and we believe we should make them happy.
I believe they have been separated from their families for one reason or the other. That is what took us to Agodi Correctional Centre this year.
“I know government alone cannot provide the needs of the people at the Correctional Centres and so I have made up my mind that at least once in a year, on my birthday, I will make the Inmates happy.
“The Correctional Centres inmates have been abandoned. Nobody gives them recognition. They are the people that need to be celebrated.
That is why we started this celebration two years ago at Ibara Correctional Centre”.
Ajadi after the celebration, promised to help provide Solar panel and an Inverter to power the Solar borehole at the centre and bus for the usage of the Agodi Correctional Centre.
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