Newspaper Publisher dedicates historical book to Makinde’s mother

In a bid to honour women who gave birth to famous and glorious sons in the South West of Nigeria, veteran journalist and publisher of popular local newspaper, YORUBA TOOTO, Kunle Babarinde, has dedicated a 355-page historical book written in Yoruba language to the mother of the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Oluseyi Makinde, late Abigail Makinde, who died on October 15, 2020.

The book of honour comprised the history of prominent towns in Yorubaland like Ile-Ife, Oyo, Ibadan, Modakeke.

It also contains how Ilorin was founded and lost by the Yorubas to the Fulanis.

It was edited by The Association of Yoruba Language Lecturers in Colleges Of Education and has received wide endorsement and encomium.

In other to commemorate the one year demise of Madam Makinde and also celebrate her “glorious son”, the book would be presented to the Governor in no distance time, the publisher said in a statement on Monday

While commending the book and its initiative, Makinde’s elder brother and head of Aigbofa’s compound (Makinde’s family compound in Ibadan), Olumuyiwa Makinde, who is also the Jagun Olubadan of Ibadanland, hailed the author and described the gesture as one which the Makinde family would forever appreciate.

It was gathered that the book would soon be received by Governor Makinde, who has been occupied with the just concluded Peoples Democratic Party National Convention as the Secretary of the Convention Planning Committee.