The Phenomenal Strides Foundation (PSF) led by its founder/CEO Ibiba Odili paid a courtesy visit to His Royal Majesty, Oba Prof. Saka Adelola Matemilola, Otileta VII, Olowu of Owu Kingdom, on Friday, 5th September 2025.
Ibiba Odili explained that the purpose of the NGO’s first ever visit was to officially notify His Majesty of PSF’s work and to seek his fatherly counsel, royal blessings, and guidance as the foundation advances its mission. She described His Majesty as a foremost development practitioner with a huge heart for community transformation, through his numerous service platforms which includes the Solace Foundation on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Advocacy, which she is also a foundational member.
Highlighting the foundation’s vision, Odili noted that PSF was established to strengthen families, promote community cohesion, bolster harmony, and empower youth, women, and children who significantly remain the backbone of community and national development. She also stressed the need for more collaborative efforts in reducing risky behaviours, which are alarmingly escalating and complicating substance abuse and other risky behaviours. She further pledged the Foundation’s readiness to support His Royal Majesty on enhancing different areas of community development.
In his remarks, His Royal Majesty Oba Prof. Matemilola congratulated Mrs. Odili on her recent retirement from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), describing retirement as “not a sentence to death, but an opportunity to sharpen one’s mental acuity and to build a lasting legacy of impact for humanity.” He commended her passion for community development, which he observed had been evident long before her retirement, and prayed for divine resources and virtues to enable her to achieve above and beyond.
His Majesty also expressed his willingness to collaborate with PSF, particularly on women empowerment initiatives under the aegis, one of his signature development initiatives. Emphasizing the role of faith in service, he remarked that “Religion is not only about communicating with God, but also about helping humanity—one person at a time—just as PSF has begun.”
The visit ended on a note of mutual commitment to partnership, empowerment, and community transformation.