From Richard Akintade, Osogbo
Lowa Adimula of Ile-Ife Kingdom in Osun State, High Chief Abraham Adekola Adeyeye yesterday commended Governor Ademola Adeleke of the state for the construction of bridge and dualisation of roads in the ancient community.
The Lowa Adimula while answering questions from our Correspondent in his palace said, Governor Adeleke is a man of his words who has made their dreams comes true with the ongoing numbers of development going on in Ife Kingdom.
According to the traditional ruler, on behalf of the people of Ile-Ife both home and abroad, “I am using this medium to appreciate our amiable and friendly Governor, Ademola Adeleke of Osun State for turning our long awaited hope to complete joy and happiness for remembering Ile-Ife for this kind of development which we have been expecting for long.
“I want to say boldly that since Independence of this Country in 1960, no Nigeria President or Governor of this state since inception in 1991 think or remembered Ile-Ife for such a development, how can Ile-Ife the source of mankind be at this stage, it is a shame to all Yoruba and Nigeria as a whole, but God used Governor Adeleke’s administration to remember us as the first and only Osun State Governor to break the jinx, he has laid the foundation of history while his name will be written on the marble and the entire Ife people will continue to remember him for the ongoing developmental projects in the ancient city.
“I am not surprised with the performance of Governor Adeleke since he assumed the office as the Yoruba adage says “Charity begins at home” if you see someone doing good in the society, go and look at the person’s background either mother or father, but this our people’s governor inherited his good and commendable performance from his late father, Senator Ayoola Adeleke as Baba was friendly, generous and God fearing while on earth.
“During the campaign promises when he visited Ile-Ife then, he promised to turn the entire Osun State to London, he has been working assiduously towards that and here in Ile-Ife we have seen the impact with the ongoing numbers of people oriented programmes, and am happy to say that rehabilitation of about four to five roads are also ongoing in the ancient city aside of the dualisation of roads and construction of the gigantic bridge.
“This is not a matter of politics, “Ti Omo eni ba dara o ye ki awi” this why I am appreciating Governor Adeleke for his good work and performance in Ile-Ife” Lowa Adimula emphasised.
High Chief Adeyeye further called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the country to extend the dividends of democracy to Ile-Ife as a matter of urgency.
