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.

Rasaq Jimoh     Gambari     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Mohammed Halidu     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Sheikh Ariyibi     Makama Of Kaiama     Baakini     Harafat E. Mukadam     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Alabi Lawal     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Orisa Bridge     Kwara Hotel     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Mary Arinde     Ganiyu Abolarin     Lanre Jimoh     Col. Adedipe     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Ademola Kiyesola     Tsaragi/Share     Eleyele     Hassan Oyeleke     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Ijakadi     Bolaji Aladie     Chief Imam Of Offa     Ibrahim Orire     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Pilgrims Board     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Osi     Sebastine Obasi     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Egbewole     Amos Bajeh     Patigi Regatta     Mazars Consulting     Alapansapa     Edu     Obayomi Azeez     Crystal Corner Shops     BECE     Akanbi-Oke     Okin Biscuits     Tunji Arosanyin     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Kannike     Roseline Oni Aremu     Kwara South     Adebara     Onikijipa     Olayinka Olaogun     Usman Yunusa     Hassanat Bello     KWASEIC     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Bello Abubakar     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Tunji Folami     National Broadcasting Commission     FERMA     Apaola     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Funmi Salau     Tafida Of Kaiama     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Albert Ogunsola    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ilorin     Adeola Abraham     Oladimeji Thompson     Idris Garuba     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     International Vocational Centre     Kale Bayero     Ndakene     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Bola Sagaya     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     KWACOBPA     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Odolaye Aremu     Elese Of Igbaja     Arinola Lawal     Abdullahi Biffo     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Kwara Basketball Association     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Abikan     Women Radio     Admiralty Villa     All Peoples Party     Ekiti     Owode Market     Yakubu Dogara     Rebecca Bake     Jide Oyinloye     Dasuki Belgore     Suleiman Abubakar     Ridwan Agboola     Universal Basic Education Commission     Bolakale Ayo     Abdulwahab Ololele     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Tinubu     Adekunle David Dunmade     Col. Taiwo     Hijaab     Ado Bayero     SAPZ Project     Ahmad Lawan     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Olohungbebe     KSIRS     Logun     Alanamu     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Abegunde Goke     Mogaji Aare     Air Peace     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Gwanara     Ijakadi     Umar Saro     Samuel Adedoyin     Lanwa     Isiaka Oniwa     Ado Ibrahim     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Danhawa     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Demola Banu     Ekweremadu     SWAN     Saba Mamman Daniel     Abdulkadir Orire     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Kolawole Bashirat     Saadu Alanamu