It was an atmosphere of love and excitement in Ado Ekiti at the ever-exciting and ravishing 3rd annual Couples Valentine Dinner organized by the Coalition of the Advancement of Blissful Marriages (CABLISSM) Ekiti State.
The event which was awesomely planned by the renowned A-Z Event Experts, headed by Mrs. Folashade Akinrinmola, witnessed a funfair on Monday, in Ado-Ekiti as Couples graced the occasion in their glittering red and white attires.
The dinner had interactive sessions by experts in the field with the first presentation coming from a Physiotherapist, Temple Obike, who spoke on ‘Communication Styles and Anger Management towards sustaining a Blissful Union’ while Tolu Afonja delved into ‘Relationship and Marriage Dynamics: The Way Forward’.
Both speakers professionally gave their lectures, as questions and answers sessions were held afterward.
The colorful celebration attracted a Catholic Cleric from Blessed Iwene Tansi Catholic Chaplaincy, Oke-Ila, Rev. Fr. Anthony Achebe who charged couples to utilize the event as a way of having a better and more peaceful home.
Rev. Achebe condemned the abnormalities that are prevalent in the society, noting that the younger generation has misused the essence of Valentine.
He said ”It is a celebration of true love because St. Valentine is one who gave up his life and he died in other to see that couples live and understand what love truly is.
” We are celebrating it among couples to see that love exists, not just erotic love but more of Agape love. If you can renew that love among couples, I believe that our world will be a better place to be celebrating Valentine’s” He opined.
The clergyman stated further: ” I believe that if we can celebrate true love, where young men and women are not eager to enter into marriage, where they are afraid because they do not want to be in bondage in marriage
It is these young ones who are into vices, crimes, and rituals in the society. If these young ones can understand what true love is, I believe they will also be able to reduce the vices in our society.”
There was an ecstatic moment triggered when the wife of a business mogul in Ekiti State known as
Chief Gilbert Igweka presented a brand new Hilux van to her husband.
Many were thrilled and encouraged that the couple finds in imperative to create time for love sharing and unwinding despite their heavy business schedule which many could use as excuse.
The CEO of A-Z Event Experts, Mrs. Folashade Akinrinmola expressed satisfaction with the successes recorded since the inception of the Couples Valentine Dinner
She encouraged couples to exemplify all they have learnt from the program so at to build a healthy home.
” This year’s event is more compact compared to last year. This year we brought different experts and counselors that can talk and dig deep about marriage. This is the third edition of which we planned the last edition as the official event planner. We have added a lot of goodies to it, a lot of couples games, gifts to be won and so many things to make it more colourful.
” It’s an opportunity for couples to have a relaxed moment, ease the stress and get more exposed to handle their marriage. They should utilize everything they learned into practice that will add more colour to their home” Akinrinmola stated.
The event attracted the legendary musician, Sunny Neji who performed to the delight of the couples. There were equally couples games with presentations and sharing of gifts to loved ones to light up the auspicious event.
