The respected paramount ruler was the Chairman at the launching of the Centre late last year.
Browsing: Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III
The delegation, according to a press statement signed by Governor Seyi Makinde’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Taiwo Adisa was led by the state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Chief Bayo Lawal, describing late Alaafin’s death as a great loss to Oyo State and Nigeria in general.
Gbajabiamila who made the description in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, said the death of the paramount Yoruba ruler came to him as a rude shock, describing the late monarch, who had been like a father to him, as a very intelligent father with a sound grasp of traditional, social, political and international history.
The Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman, National Traditional Rulers Council of Nigeria, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has reacted to the…
In a statement issued by his special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, on Saturday, Buhari said Alaafin was significant for human development, adding that he encouraged learning as a culture and formal education and promoted values of peace and stability.
Makinde, while describing Oba Adeyemi’s death as a personal loss to him, said that he was “an ever-supportive royal father and a worthy leader, who spared nothing in trying to make Oyo State and Nigeria greater”.
According to Asiwaju Progressives Oyo, Tinubu will use the visit to hold court with the Alaafin, Obas and chiefs in his domain.
Oba Adeyemi was speaking at his palace when an INCEYAC team led by the initiator and Publisher of Alaroye Newspapers, Alao Adedayo, visited to brief and invite him to the turning of the first sod of the Centre on 23 November 2021 by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo.
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, Gbajabiamila described the traditional ruler as an embodiment of peace, unity, and an encyclopedia on tradition.
Oba Adeyemi made the plea on Saturday, while addressing visitors, tourists, deities and worshippers of Sango at the Grand Finale of the 2021 World Sango Festival in Oyo Town.
Elegun Sango is also the Interpreter of Sango deity, who delivers annual messages from Sango to Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III.
While presenting the Staff of Office on behalf of the governor, the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. ‘Segun Ogunwuyi, stressed the important roles played by traditional rulers in securing lives and properties and congratulated the new king, urging him to collaborate with the state government in fast-tracking meaningful development in his community.
The First Class monarch also condemned the lopsided treatment of Nigerians based on their area of origin, calling for the restructuring of the country.
The Alaafin made this known when the Ibadan Zonal Head of the Commission, Friday Ebelo, led a delegation to pay him a courtesy visit.
The Celebrating 10 King’s Project which is an initiative of Alesh Akeem and his management- “The RedAce Company” is aimed at recognizing 10 traditional rulers in Africa with outstanding excellence, and by extension showcasing the Nigerian monarchical system to other parts of the world.