The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi has described the senator representing Osun West Senatorial district, Senator Adelere Oriolowo as a promoter of quality governance.
Oba Akanbi said this while praising the senator for facilitating the construction of a national library at Iwo in Osun State.
Oba Akanbi who led many other traditional rulers, dignitaries and important guests to the flag-off ceremony said the project is built on the momentum of how he doggedly led the fight for the sitting of the recently approved Federal College of Education to Osun west and Iwo in particular.
“Oriolowo is a promoter of quality governance and other public office holders should borrow a leaf from the senator.
“The challenge before any responsible leader is the ability to serve and achieve more. Senator Oriolowo is a pride of Iwoland. I commend him for giving us quality governance,” said Oba Akanbi.
Speaking on behalf of the Senator at the event, a veteran journalist and Asiwaju Musulumi of Iwoland, Alhaji Liad Tella appreciated God for making it possible for Senator Adelere Oriolowo to achieve such milestone in a short while in govt.
He said the Senator has taken whatever happens to him recently as a prize of leadership and he holds no grudges against nobody.
However, he called on all well-meaning sons and daughters of the state to encourage government through cooperation and protection of public and private properties as it is through that, more developmental projects will be facilitated to the state.
Senator Orilowo said the library being constructed will be a digitalized modern Library when completed.
He added that, even though the Library will be mostly used by the youth, there’s a special space that will be created for the elderly ones to read and relax as well.
The Senator enjoined his constituents to sow more seeds of loyalty to the government and public figure as he promised to continuously serve his Senatorial District, Osun State Government and Nigeria at large diligently.
Aside from the physical developmental project, the Senator is facilitating to the state, he has not relented in his human capacity development agenda as well.
In the just concluded week, hundreds of youths, men and women were trained in different Agricultural, vocational and entrepreneurial skills acquisition.
A section of the participants was trained on Animal husbandry in rearing and breeding cattle and making a good fortune out of the cattle business while others were trained in the Tie & Dye making, Barbing and Makeup artistry and another set of participants are about to be trained on hairdressing skills.
Speaking at the inauguration, the Chairman of Iwo East LCDA, Hon. Biola Rahman, appealed to the residents of Iwo to enforce further understanding and desist from acts tantamount to portray Iwo negatively.
He gave a massive applaud to the Senator for deepening the dividends of democracy to the people by facilitating such establishment to the state.
During his remark at the occasion, APC leader, Alhaji Alani Gafari, lauded Senator Oriolowo for situating the library in Iwo, he appeals to the residents of the community to imbibe the spirit of protecting the public and private properties.
Gafari condemned the destruction of properties that accompanied recent EndSARS protesters, advising the individual to be a good ambassador of the state in whatever they do.
Among other dignitaries at the event are Onisaaji of Oke-saaji, Hon Bola Akinloye, a former house of Assembly member representing Ola-Oluwa local government, Alhaji Yago Olabamiji, a political Chieftain of APC, Hon Semiu Ayofe, APC Chairman, Iwo local government, Hon Tajudeen Ayofe-Adisa, the DG Senator Adelere Oriolowo campaign organisation, religious leaders ably led by CAN Chairman in Iwo and Isokan Musulumi of Iwoland respectively, community leaders, Babaloja and Iyaloja, Student bodies, youth groups, party members and several other personalities.
The Site Manager, Engr Akinluyi Temitope promised to complete the project in due course as every necessary materials needed for the construction of the Library has been provided.
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