Ajimobi receives Alaafin’s blessings for second term
Governor Abiola Ajimobi has received the blessings of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III for his second term in office.
He received the royal blessings on Thursday when he paid homage to the monarch in his palace as a mark honour for the royal father who is celebrating his 76th birthday.
Oba Adeyemi, while showering his blessings on Governor Ajimobi, prayed for his success in his second term bid.
“You have done well. I pray that God will grant you your heart desire. Your dream and ambitions will come true. I also pray that these buses procured for your campaign will not be involved in accident,’’ he said.
Earlier in his remarks, the governor described the AAlaafin as a quintessential traditional ruler and custodian of the culture and tradition of the entire Yoruba race.
While acknowledging the efforts of the royal father towards the unity and progress of the Yoruba race, Governor Ajimobi said that the contributions of the monarch to the preservation and promotion of Yoruba culture both at home and in the Diaspora was unquantifiable.
“Kabiyesi deserves our presence. We are here to celebrate an epitome of intelligence, culture and intellectualism in royalty. We are here to celebrate a quintessential traditional father of all, not only in Yorubaland but the whole of Nigeria. We are also here to celebrate an ambassador of culture,’’ he said.
The governor said that his administration would not relent in its commitment to the promotion of traditional institution and welfare of traditional rulers, adding that the government had continued to provide dividends of democracy to all the nooks and crannies of the state.
In his remarks, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Atiba Local Government, Prince Akeem Adeyemi commended the various achievements of the Ajimobi administration in the provision of adequate security to the lives and property as well as quality education and health services.
He emphasized the relevance of the Alaafin to the preservation of culture in Yorubaland.
