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.

Students Union Government     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Cassava Growers\' Association     School Of Nursing     Turaki Of Ilorin     Oko-Olowo     Sambo Murtala     Salaudeen Oyewale     Suleiman Abubakar     Ramadan     Muazam Nayaya     Ilorin Curfew     Tunji Oyawoye     Village Alive Development Association     Emir Of Kano     Babaloja-General     Funmilayo Zubair     Esinrogunjo     Mubarak Oladosu     Rihanat Ajia     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Cornelius Fawenu     High Court     Rapheal Ashaolu     Elections     Sarkin Malamai     Sanusi Abubakar     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     LABTOP     SSA Youth     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Peculiar Allowance     Olayinka Are     Valsolar     Moses Afolayan     Baba-Isale     Abdulraheem Olesin     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Olatinwo     Moshood Bakare     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Igbomina     Onilorin     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Oke-opin     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Senate Presidency     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Yusuf Abdulkadir     National Party Of Nigeria     Hassan A. Saliu     IEDPU     Roseline Oni Aremu     Tosin Saraki     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Innocent Okoye     Olupako     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     March 28     Kubra Kazum     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Share/Tsaragi     Saka Abimbola Isau     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Madawaki     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Unilorin FM     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Afonja Descendants Union     Alao Ayotunde     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Egbewole     Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists     Mahee Abdulkadir     Akanji    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Haleeman Salman     Adisa Logun     Esinrogunjo     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Bamidele Aluko     Sunday Popo-Ola     Raimi Iyanda     Simeon Ajibola     Abdulrazaq Adebayo     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Ajibike Katibi     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     UNILORIN Alumni     Quranic Recitation Competition     Ahman Patigi     Lola Olabayo     Nagode     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Park     Agbarere     Segun Olawoyin     ITP     Amos Bajeh     Falokun-Oja     Offa Poly     Musa Alhassan Buge     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Lateef Fagbemi     SAPZ Project     Adesoye College     Col. Adedipe     Salman Alada     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Ibrahim Oniye     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     COVID     Tunji Olawuyi     IQRA College     Kawu Baraje     Adaramaja     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Press Release     Ibrahim Orire     Awoye     IF-K     Wahab Isa     Ijakadi     Ariyo     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Toyin Saraki     Ilorin Amusement Park     Bond     Radio SBS     Hussein Olokooba     Abdulazeez Uthman     Nigerian Medical Association     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Olatunde Olukoya     Ajidagba     Abubakar Usman Jos     Amule     Razaq Atunwa     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Illyasu Abdullahi     Iponrin     Moses Afolayan     Tafidan Kaiama     Mahe Abdulkadir     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Kola Shittu     Ndama Al-hassan