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| Ibikunle Amosun |
The Ogun State Governor has named the flyover at Ijebu Ode, Ogun State after the Awujale and the paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona.
He made this announcement during the monarch’s 80th birthday on Saturday held at Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu Ode,as part of the gesture to honour him.
Amosun described the monarch as a colossus who represents the best and finest of the traditional institution.
He said even generations yet unborn would meet the legacy of the Oba.
He said, “The Awujale is fearless and he uses his wealth of experience to help the government. And to honour him, we are naming the first flyover in Ijebuland after him and it is to known as Oba Sikiru Adetona Flyover.”
Also the All Progressives Congress leader, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), described Oba Adetona as a “leader of great quality in person and character” while the Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Adamu Mu’azu, saw him as a good leader and an epitome of humility.
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Dr. Seriake Dickson, who described himself as a ‘son of the soil’ with his late great grandmother, Princess Adebukola Fidipote, being of Ijebu extraction, lauded him for promoting peace in Ijebuland and the state in general.
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