Imope in Ijebu North gets first traditional ruler, as Gov Abiodun installs Alaparaki too

Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has installed Tajudeen Omotayo as the first Onimope of Imopeland, in Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state.

Governor Abiodun, represented by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ganiyu Hamzat, said the installation and presentation of staff of office was a demonstration of the administration’s unrelenting commitment towards ensuring that the state takes its rightful position in the comity of states.

“We realise the fact that traditional institution and its leadership must be properly positioned as it serves as a bridge between the government and the people at the grassroots,” Hamzat said.

In his goodwill message, the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, represented by the Orimolusi of Ijebu-Igbo, Oba Lawrence Adebayo, enjoined the people of the area to work together for the development of the land.

Chairman, Ijebu-North Local Government Area of the state, Omobolaji Odusanya, appealed to the people of the community to work in harmony with the new monarch for peaceful coexistence, saying “the job of communal peace and progress calls for everybody’s concern.”

The newly-installed monarch, Oba Omotayo expressed gratitude to Governor Abiodun, dignitaries and the entire community, promising that his reign would sustain peace and bring anticipated development to the community.

In a related development, Governor Abiodun has installed the new Alaparaki of Aparaki, Oba Julius Ogunfowora, in Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of the state.

The governor, who was also represented by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hamzat noted that it was imperative that traditional institutions and its leadership were properly positioned, as they are the bridge between the government and the people at the grassroots.

“This is the reason we have made it a matter of policy to reposition our traditional institutions by upgrading the deserving chieftaincy stools in Ogun State,” he said.

Governor Abiodun enjoined the monarch to justify the mandate and trust reposed in him by the state government and the people of Aparaki-Ijebu.

Oba Ogunfowora thanked the state government for the opportunity given him, saying his reign will not compromise on set standards in the interest of the people of the state, calling on sons and daughters of the land to join hands with him for a successful reign.

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