On the selection of Otunba Gani Adams by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo, Fasehun said the development was an attestation and acknowledgement of the performance of OPC
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Some of the monarchs who received Adams and his entourage in their various palaces during the weekend offered special prayers for the success and long life for the new Aare Kakanfo and progress of Yorubaland
Saraki made the call when Adams visited him in Abuja, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, in Abuja.
He said: “Nobody is calling for the disintegration of Nigeria but a lot of things are wrong with our democracy back home and to address these anomalies, we must restructure the country along regional lines.”
The governor spoke on Wednesday evening in Ibadan while receiving Adams, who was in his office on a courtesy call.
In a congratulatory letter issued by the state government at the weekend by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Yemi Olowolabi, on behalf of the government and people of Ondo State to the Aare Ona Kakanfo designate, the title was described as “a rare honour bestowed on him by the great monarch, Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi
According to Obaseki, Adams deserves the appointment based on the sterling leadership qualities exhibited as the National Coordinator of the Odua People’s Congress
The Olupo of Ajase Ipo, Oba Sikiru Atanda Sanni, and the Eleese of Igbaja, Oba Hammed Awunni Babalola, made the plea on Saturday during a thank you visit to their palaces by the Aare Ona Kakanfo designate.
Adesina spoke in Lagos on Thursday at the 2nd anniversary of Global Patriot Newspaper, an online newspaper
At the Lecture, to be chaired by foremost Pharmacist, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, the key issues of patriotism, the vast untapped potentials of Nigeria and the nagging question of national development will be vigorously x-rayed
The highly revered Lotto boss said Adams has started the work in earnest and prayed for a successful tenure for the Generalismo of Yorubaland.
Akinremi told the News Agency of Nigeria that other recipients for awards at the event scheduled for November 26 would include: Tayo Shobola, Olushola Adekoya and Hon. Razak Ajala.
The influential and revered traditional rulers prayed for a successful tenure and long life for the Aare Ona Kakanfo designate and tasked him on different issues bothering on the development of Yorubaland when Adams visited the monarchs in their different palaces at the weekend
The 40th Owa Obokun Adimula made the charge in his palace at the weekend during a courtesy call by the Aare Ona Kakanfo designate
Speaking at the event, which saw members of the group drawn from across the country in attendance, Adams, who is also the National Coordinator of the OPC, said aside from providing the opportunity for the group to reach out to the families of members of the group who are late, it is also an opportunity to reach out to the spirit of the late members
“The palace of the Alaafin Of Oyo, the Iku Babayeye Ikeji Orisa, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has scheduled the installation ceremony of the Aare Ona Kakanfo designate, Otunba Gani Adams, as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo for the 13th of January 2018,” the statement said.
Eneh saluted the courage and steadfastness of the Alaafin Oyo, Obi Lamidi Adeyemi, to have overlooked money and political antecedents as strong factors in determining the Generalissimo of Yorubaland.
The letter, dated October 27, 2017, reads: “We heartily received with joy and full encomium, Your Eminence consideration and conferment as the 17th Aare Onakanfo of Yoruba Land by His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemmi 111, Iku Baba Yeye 1, The Alaafin of Oyo, which proves your worth as eminently deserving role of the title.
Adams is the National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, but apart from this, he is involved in more eclectic enterprises. On the cultural plane, he is the organizer and founder of the yearly Olokun Festival, set up to honour the Yoruba goddess of the sea and wealth. He is of the opinion that politics should not be left to politicians alone. He believes that the Yoruba people of Nigeria should be under only one regional government to maximize their advantage and advance their economic and cultural interests. With the new honour coming from Oyo, Adams now has a pedestal to pursue those interests.
The 50th birthday anniversary was celebrated at River Side Resort, Iwo, Osun State on October 22, 2017