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Ayefele to Commemorate 20th Anniversary of Accident

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Yinka Ayefele
Nigeria’s popular gospel singer, Yinka Ayefele
Ayefele to Commemorate 20th Anniversary of Accident

Nigeria’s popular gospel singer, Yinka Ayefele, is set to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the ghastly auto accident that changed his life forever.

In a statement, he said will be remembering with a sense of gratitude to God the accident that caused his been confined to a wheelchair, but fortunately spared his life.

In appreciation of God’s mercy, the crooner has concluded plans to commemorate the two decades of the accident with a week-long series of activities traversing Oyo and Ekiti States, starting from December 12 and climaxing on December 17.

As part of the activities lined up, on December 12 Ayefele and his friends will be in his hometown of Ipoti, Ekiti State to commission a multi-million naira hall he will be donating to his alma mater, Ipoti High School.

Also on that day, the musician, through his Yinka Ayefele Foundation, will be putting smile on the faces of 100 women of Ipoti stock by empowering them with various cash gifts.

Same week, Ayefele and his team will be visiting various orphanages, old people’s homes and hospitals, particularly the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State, 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 anniversary comes on 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.

Ayefele, on December 12, 1997 was involved in a ghastly motor accident along the Ibadan-Abeokuta Road, a tragic event that later became a watershed that transformed his life from a mere studio hand to a music superstar.

This life changing event has been the motivation for many powerful and inspirational album releases.