Monday 1 July 2013

Akinale people celebrate cultural heritage


Sons and daughters of Akinale at home and in diaspora stormed the town in Ewekoro local government of Ogun state, penultimate weekend, to celebrate their culture and heritage and honour their benefactors.
Tagged: “Akinale Day 2013,” it featured several displays of culture and heritage depicted in arts, music, dance and folklore of Yoruba and non Yoruba residents of the town as well as exhibition of agricultural products of the farming community, signalling the potentiality of the area as a future “food basket” of the locale in Ogun state.
Highlight of the ceremony was the award of excellence given to the governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun in recognition of his “remarkable governance” which has touched on the lives of the community in Ewekoro local government. Similar award was given to the Rotary Club of Abeokuta, which in the last five years has adopted the community as its base for unquantifiable humanitarian services.
The chairman of Ewekoro local government, Chief Dele Soluade, who was accompanied by the majority leader in the council, Prince Kehinde Adepegba as well as other councillors, commended Oba Olufemi Ogunleye, the Towulade of Akinale and the community for the various socio-economic development that abound in their town.
While praising the Monarch who is the chairman of the League of Obas and Baales in Ewekoro local government for ensuring that peace and tranquillity prevail in the sub-region, Chief Soluade enjoined all traditional rulers in the local government to abhor any action that might lead to disruption of peace and order in their domain. He pleaded for patience and understanding with the current administration in the state, assuring that greater attention would soon be given to other aspects of socio-economic development in their area.
Earlier, Oba Ogunleye, in a welcome address, had described Ewekoro local government among the others in Ogun state as the most peaceful because of a good working relationship between the traditional rulers and the local government administration, adding that Governor Ibikunle Amosun had been listed in the community’s hall of fame for extending to the area, the dividend of democracy, exemplified in the establishment of a model secondary school, revival of the abandoned community farm, elevation of some of the traditional rulers in the area and general improvement of social welfare of the rural people.

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