 TEXT OF ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF IKALE WORLD CONGRESS: MR.SAMUEL E. ADEMOLA TO THE IKALE, ILAJE AND APOI ASSOCIATION IN DALLAS,TEXAS DURING A COURTESY VISIT ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2011.The Chairman, Ikale, Ilaje, Apoi Progressive Union of Dallas, members of the executive, ladies and gentlemen. It gives me great honor and pleasure to stand in your midst today as President of the Ikale World Congress, the umbrella organization for all Ikale men and women in North America. We are here today not because we are more committed to Ikaleland than each and every one of you here. It is clear, you have demonstrated a collective commitment to our motherland. I.W.C. is aware and very happy about your effort to deliver health care equipments to our people at home. I am particularly humbled by your tireless commitment to the preservation of the Ikale cultural heritage and the development of its people to meet the challenges of the modern era and the times to come. I salute the foresight and courage of all those whose effort gave birth to this organization and your belief that through this organization, our unity could be protected and watered. I am proud to tell you that today, sons and daughters of Ikale from the various sections of the land are talking one to another cooperatively and they are eager to contribute to an enduring development in Ikaleland. Through IWC, a new set of doors for communication and networking have opened to all Ikale sons and daughters. Through this organization we now have a better understanding of who we are as a people, through the privilege and opportunity of travel, we now know more about areas in which our land could be improved upon. As we lay this foundation, the responsibility of building the house to an enviable standard is a collective one. The executive will find it very difficult to achieve the goals of this organization without the contributions and support of each and every one of us. I am therefore here today on behalf of the executives and the Board of Directors to solicit your support; we need your expert ideas, we need your moral and financial support, and we need your prayers. IWC is a non-profit, non-political organization aimed at promoting the cultural heritage of Ikaleland and in so doing help in the provision of humanitarian assistance whenever the need arose in our mother land. As a measure of humanitarian assistance, we will encourage educational development of our youths, dialogue with stakeholders on the need for improved healthcare delivery system and also set good example to help our youths in character development. I must hasten to say again that IWC is not a political group, nor is it a government. Our resources are limited as we will rely on the limited contributions from our members and a few donations from outside sources. On behalf of the present executives of IWC, I want to assure you that our tenure will be marked by a deep sense of accountability in the utilization of your scarce resources and authority given to us. We also pledge to carry you along by way of prompt information to you on the inception and execution of projects. We also encourage you to give us your feedback on every step we take in running your organization. Charity they say begins at home. There will be times when we need to stand by our members here when they go through difficult times such as in a time of bereavement. Our members should rest assured that there are collective shoulders they could lean on. In the same breath, we encourage all Ikale sons and daughters who find themselves in America to be law-abiding and engage in legitimate and productive enterprises. It is incumbent upon all Ikale in America to contribute to the prosperity of this nation and help to defend the freedom that she generously gave to us. Lastly, I will like to remind you that there are Ikale men and women in almost every state of this nation. They work hard and support their families. Many do not know about IWC or live close to a chapter of IWC where they could send support to Ikaleland. Let us call, text, or e-mail them with news about IWC and Ikaleland. Encourage them to join existing chapters or start new chapters in their localities. We thank IWC chapters in New York, Philadelphia, Houston, Dallas, Missouri, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Michigan, Minnesota, California, and Atlanta for their contributions to the uplifting of Ikaleland. Thank you and God bless you all. Ikale A gbe wa o ! |
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I want to use this opportunity to thank all Ikale sons, daughters, friends and well-wishers in the United States of America and across the world for trusting me with the leadership of Ikale World Congress at the 2011 convention of our organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the next two years.