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.

Funmilayo Mohammed     Abegunde Goke     Pakata Patriots     Sayomi     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Wahab Agbaje     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Federal Allocation     Harmony Holdings     Isau     Obasanjo     SGBN     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Abdulmumini Jawondo     UITH     Samari     Agboola Babatunde     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Baba Idris     Salihu Ajia     Alabi Lawal     Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     KWASAA     Balogun Gambari     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Isiaka Oniwa     Ilorin Like-Minds     Kwara Politics     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Egbejila     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Budo-Egba     Shola Odetundun     Ijagbo     MAI Akande     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Waheed Ibrahim     Fareedah Dankaka     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Ilorin International Airport     Bankole Omisore     Naira Redesign     Al-Hikmah University     Binta Sulyman     Kolawole Bashirat     Abatemi Usman     Michael Nzekwe     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Oba Abdulraheem     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Cornelius Adebayo     Joseph Offorjama     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Oyedun Juliana Funke     LABTOP     Isiaka Abdulrazak     Lanre Issa Onilu     Seed Technologies     Ilota     Dorcas Afeniforo     Quarry Royal Valley     Offa Metropolitan Club     KWACOBPA     MINILS     Oke-Odo     Egbewole     Sarah Alade     Kola Ologbondiyan     Maigida Soludero Transit     Javed Khan     Lawan     Sulu Gambari     Abubakar Imam    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Abdulrazaq Akorede     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Gbugbu International Market     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Saad Belgore     Ramadan     Adeola Abraham     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     TVC Female National Debate     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Okeose Christian Cementary     Ethical College     Paul Olawoore     Mubarak Oladosu     Ilorin South Constituency     Ajayi Okasanmi     Yunus Oniboki     Kwasu     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Moses Adekanye     TESCOM     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Oko Erin     Edu     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Mufti Of Ilorin     Democracy Day     Ibrahim Taiwo     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Muslim Cementary     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Saliu Alamoyo     Local Government     Isiaka Danmeromu     Abdulwahab Oba     Abdulkarim Adisa     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Ayekale     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Bashir Adigun     Sa\'adu Salau     Students Union Government     Hamza Usman     KWACOBPA     Danladi     Saliu Ajia     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Ajidagba     GANZY     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     2023 Elections     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Modibbo Kawu     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Radio Kwara     Sherif Sagaya     Sidikat Alaya     Kunle Akogun     IQRA College     Lanre Aremu     Amos Sayo     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Plat Technologies     Kunle Okeowo     KFA     Anilelerin     Saadu Alanamu     Elerin Of Adanla     Gbajabiamila     Saheed Popoola     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Abdulazeez Arowona     Ibrahim Labaika