The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Daisi Elemide has paid tributes to the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Kayode Adetọna , whose death was announced on Sunday
Oba Adetọna, the longest serving monarch in Nigeria traditional institution, a first class monarch in Ogun State and one of the oldest in Yorubaland, aged 91,passed on after a 65-year reign.
The Speaker noted that the monarch was one of the most disciplined and highly referred traditional rulers in the country ,noting that the mornach made great impact in transforming traditional institutions in Yorubaland and Nigeria in general.
“Oba Adetọna was a great King who made remarkable impacts during his reign, he upheld culture and tradition while the annual Ojude Oba initiated during his reign was regarded as the best festival in the world, the Speaker said.
“My thoughts are with the entire people of Ijebuland with this great loss which to me is very saddening ,as I remember my relationship with the Awujale who was a father a mentor and my pillar of support” the Speaker noted.
He commiserated with the Ogbagba family and Ijebu people, while extending condolences to the Governor of Ogun State, His Excellency Prince Dapo Abiodun, as he posted that the vacuum created,as the Awujale joined his Ancestors would be difficult to fill.
