Bishop Oyedepo calls for peaceful succession to Olomu throne in Kwara

Date: 2017-12-28

Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church (a.k.a Winners Chapel ) has called for peaceful succession to the throne of Olomu of Omu-Aran in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara.

Bishop Oyedepo Oyedepo, an indigene of Omu-Aran, made the call on Tuesday during an annual general meeting of Omu-Aran Development Association (ODA) held at Omu-Aran City Complex.

The throne became vacant following the death of 64-year-old Oba Charles Ibitoye on Dec. 1 during an illness. Oyedepo urged the Olomu-in-council and the ODA leadership to ensure transparency in the selection of the next king. "I think we are capable of handling our domestic affairs successfully by ourselves.

"We should not give room for external influence or rancour in choosing our leader or leaders. "We have people of proven integrity and immense wisdom including professors, permanent secretaries, industrialists and the likes in our midst," he said. The cleric said that the death of some kingmakers within the year called for more prayers by the community.

The ODA President, Chief Bisi Adeyemi, said that the association had embraced peace, unity, education, security and infrastructure maintenance as catalysts for socio-economic development of the community.

He said that the association had given attention to the town's waterworks, Agbaa River bridge and some road projects. Adeyemi called for donations toward the rehabilitation of the Omu-Aran City Complex to enable it to continue to serve the purpose for which it was built. "The community is lucky to have three 500 KVA and 300 KVA transformers to boost power supply," remarked.

Chief Festus Awoniyi, the Peru Tayero of Omu-Aran, who led the Olomu-in-council, urged the people to remain united and peaceful. He said that the council was working tirelessly to ensure that the death of Ibitoye would not create unnecessary vacuum in the administration of the community. The Chief Imam of Omu-Aran, Alhaji Sodiq Afolayan, urged the community members to use dialogue rather than confrontation to resolve disputes.

Chief Jide Adebayo, the Chairman of Omu-Aran Festival of Clubs 2017, announced the postponement of the festival scheduled for Dec. 30. Adebayo, a former NAN Director, said that the postponement was in honour of the late Ibitoye. (NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Oyawoye     Kolawole Akande     Ajayi Okasanmi     Ayobami Akanbi     Ike Ekweremadu     SAPZ Project     College Of Education     Kwara State Government     Erin-ile     Galadiman Ngeri     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Lanre Badmas     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Taofik Mustapha     Ajase-Ipo     NITDA     Abdulwahab Ololele     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Aremu Bose Deborah     Turaki     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Students Union Government     Vasolar     Ajuloopin     Oke-Ero     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Ilorin South Constituency     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Nigerian Army     Sadiq Umar     Abubakar Baba     Bureau Of Lands     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Femi Oladiji     Sabitiyu Grillo     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Ajidagba     IFK     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Rebecca Bake     Ajeigbe     Mahee Abdulkadir     Mansur Alfanla     Raheem Adaramaja     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Raimi Iyanda     Haleeman Salman     Laboratory-to-Product     MAI Akande     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Nurudeen Mohammed     Ridwan Agboola     Okin Group     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Okedare     Oluronke Adeyemi     Ayedun     Egbejila     Guber Aspirant     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Ayinde Oki     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Illyasu Abdullahi     CELF     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Baaziki Sulaiman     Maryam A. Garuba     AGILE Programme     Ilesha-Baruba     Oke Sunna     Tinubu Legacy Forum     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Rotimi Atere    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ayekale     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Oyedepo     Ayobami Akanbi     2023 Elections     Share-Tsaragi     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Stephen Fasakin     Nigerian Army     Amuda Aluko     Kayode Laro     Forgo Battery     Kehinde Baale     School Of Nursing     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Kwara South     Segun Ogunsola     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Sa\'adu Gambari     Saad Belgore     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Maryam Nurudeen     Dogara     Baba-Isale     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Isa Aremu     Elesie Of Esie     Olatunde Olukoya     Hajj     Manzuma     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Adedeji Onimago     Saka Adeyemo     Dan Iya     Okin High School     Osinbajo     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     NaAllah     Iliasu     Metro Park     Pilgrims Board     Ahman Pategi     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     KWACOBPA     Ayobami Seriki     Gbugbu     Lanre Issa Onilu     Ogidi-Oloje     Kisira     Ilorin East     Saka Onimago     Segun Abifarin     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Kamaldeen Gambari     Oba Abu     Aminu Ado Bayero     CELF     Abubakar Ndakene     Oke-Kura     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     General Hospital     Hauwa Nuru     Kunle Okeowo     Iyaloja-General     Ilota     Abdulazeez Arowona     Overland     11th Galadima     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     NURTW     Okanlawon Musa     Lai Mohammed