Radio presenter empowers 100 twins, beggar in Ogun

A popular radio presenter based in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Kolawole Adejojo, aka Kasnaty, has empowered about 100 sets of twins, a 50-year-old beggar, Akeem Idowu, and a ‘masa’ seller, Mrs Joel Taibat.  Adejojo rolled out the financial empowerment at the maiden edition of annual celebration of twins at a compound called ‘Agboole Agbe’beji-gun-ori-esin’ in Abeokuta. […]

A popular radio presenter based in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Kolawole Adejojo, aka Kasnaty, has empowered about 100 sets of twins, a 50-year-old beggar, Akeem Idowu, and a ‘masa’ seller, Mrs Joel Taibat.

 Adejojo rolled out the financial empowerment at the maiden edition of annual celebration of twins at a compound called ‘Agboole Agbe’beji-gun-ori-esin’ in Abeokuta.

 ‘Agboole Agbe’beji-gun-ori-esin,’ which literarily means a compound where twins are usually placed on the horse, boasts of a high number of twins’ births in the state capital.

   The broadcaster, through his programme, ‘Street Voices with Kasnaty,’ said he discovered the uniqueness of the compound’s name in relation to twins’ childbirths and resolved to float an annual event dedicated to the celebration of twins. 

 During the celebration, Kasnaty brought a well-decorated horse and placed a set of twins on it as a symbolic demonstration of the name ‘Agbe’beji-gun-ori-esin.’

 Kasnaty, through his programme, had attracted support for indigent residents of the state including the aged and petty traders.

 Apart from the 100 sets of twins, Adejojo facilitated support of over N700,000 for Idowu, a beggar who has now turned food stuff seller after the intervention. 

   Mrs Joel also got financial support to boost her trade.

 “About 100 twins are benefitting from today’s programme. When I came out with my programme and heard the name of the compound, I felt we should do something different. We brought a horse and mounted a set of twins on it. 

 “The programme embodies empowerment, education, reorientation and entertainment. We gave them money. The woman selling ‘masa’ which her goods may not be more than N20,000 has received money and now additional N70,000. A man who used to be a beggar has received about N800,000 within a week. With that, he won’t be able to beg again; rather, he will do a business of his own,” he said.

 With the support, an elated Idowu said, “God has delivered me from begging and he has removed the cloth of begging from my body and thrown it into the river. 

 “There is nothing like begging anymore. I pray he (helper) shall not beg to live and no one shall beg to eat.