Why we organise twins festival – Oluwafunso twins

BY DAPO AKINREFON THEY are identical twin brothers married to twin sisters and they share a lot in common. Born over four decades ago to Mr and Mrs Oluwafunso, Messrs Taiwo and Kehinde Oluwafunso, who hail from Ibadan, Oyo State, run Twin Action-Aid, an NGO specifically set up to see to the welfare of twins. In this encounter, they reveal a lot about themselves and the Panafest colloquium among other issues. Enjoy your read: Who are the twins? We are Taiwo and Kehinde oluwafunsho and we were born about four decades ago. Our parents ensured we had a good background. Our parents are Pa and Ma Oluwafunsho from Oyo State. We attended the same primary school in Lagos; we had our secondary education at Community Grammar School Ibadan. The only time we were separated was when one of us attended the Polytechnic Ibadan, while the other was admitted to a College of Education in Lagos. After this, we both attended the Lagos State University. Our parents encouraged us to do things in common. In all that we do, we discovered that God was taking us somewhere. Being identical, do people find it difficult to differentiate the both of you? Of course, this is one special aspect of our lives. Atimes, we

find it difficult to differentiate ourselves. We are identical and this has opened doors for us. We have also ensured that we positively affect the lives of those around us because of our upbringing. One thing that has been working for us is our identical features. Did you at any time work in the same place, since you do things together? We have never worked in the same establishment but we are involved in the same business. We embark on the same project. Tell us the story of how you meet your spouses? It was by divine arrangement, through our NGO, Twins Action-Aid international. During one of our annual programmes, a day set aside to celebrate the international twins day in Nigeria. They were among the six delegates from Kwara State and when they arrived for registration, Kehinde was the one who first saw them and quickly called me to tell me about them but I wasn’t interested because I was busy preparing for the next day. continued