Gospel singer, Yinka Ayefele will from December 12 to December 17, commemorate the 20th anniversary of the ghastly auto accident that confined him to a wheelchair.
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According to the musician, he has concluded plans to mark two decades of the accident with a week-long series of activities in Oyo and Ekiti states.
Ayefele said he is of the view that the incident, though a sad one, was what transformed his life, adding that he has to reach out to people in order to appreciate God’s magnanimity in his life over the last two decades.
On December 12, Ayefele will in his hometown of Ipoti, Ekiti State, commission a multi-million naira hall, which he will be donating to his alma mater, Ipoti High School.
On the same day, the musician, through his Yinka Ayefele Foundation, will hold an empowerment programme for 100 women of Ipoti stock.
He will also visit various orphanages, old people’s homes and hospitals, particularly, the University College Hospital, UCH in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, where he will present buses, cash gift and food items to the less privileged in the homes and patients in the hospital.
The climax of the remembrance will be on Sunday December 17 with a thanksgiving service, launching of the 20th year remembrance album and public presentation of his first book titled ‘You and Your Spine’.
The event will hold at the Music House, Challenge, Ibadan.
On December 12, 1997, Ayefele was involved in a ghastly motor accident along Ibadan/Abeokuta Road. The tragic event in which he lost the use of legs has been the motivation for many of his songs.
