Hundreds of Fiditi residents in Afijio Local Government of Oyo State yesterday benefited from the free medical outreach services organised to mark the 20th year remembrance anniversary of the late Aare Musulumi of Fiditiland, Alhaji Adeleke Yaya Alli.
The one day programme is sponsored by one of the son of the late Aare Musulumi of Fiditiland, Alfa Moroof Alli to commemorate the death of father, Alhaji Yaya Alli.
The medical outreach started from the Palace of the Olu of Fiditi, HRH. Oba Shakirudeen Oyelere Èédú II and the Chief Imam of Fiditiland, Sheik Al Imam Abdulazeez Oyedokun Oyelere. Speaking on the outreach, Alfa Moroof Alli, said the free medical outreach was aimed at catering for the less privileges and aged people living in Fiditi and other adjoining areas of the Afijio Local Government.
He said the medical services covered free medical consultation, free cardio-vascular check-up, free diabetes screening and other medical tests, and free drugs for the participants.
He added that: “The medical team are attending to people of various strata, including youths, aged women, market people as well as less advantaged who could not afford hospital services due to economic hardship of the moment.
“The commemoration of the 20 years memorial of late Alahji Yaya Alli, the Aare Musulumi of Fiditiland, became important because he used his lifetime for service of the people, particularly the common man.”
Meanwhile, during the visitation to the Olu of Fiditi Palace, the Iyaniwura Oodua Agbaiye, Princess Ganiyat Morayo Alli, who is a co-sponsorer, yesterday in Fiditi interacted with the participants at the free medical outreach to assess the success of the programme.
Alhaja Ganiyat, who commended the organiser of the programme, said it has provided opportunity for the less privileged people in the society to benefit from the free medical outreach.
She, therefore, called on the people to come out en masse to enable them take the advantage of free medical outreach.
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