Gov Adeleke Installed As Asiwaju Of Edeland

. Adeleke vows to be a frontliner (Asiwaju) of development and growth

Osun State Governor, Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke was on Monday, May 13, 2024 conferred with the Chieftancy title of Asiwaju Of Edeland by the Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal.

In a grand ceremony held at the Ede Palace, Osun State, the Asiwaju Of Ede vowed to be a frontliner (Asiwaju) of development and growth for Edeland and Osun State as a whole.

According to him; “I vow to be a frontliner (Asiwaju) of development and growth for Edeland and Osun State as a whole.

“I will carry the light of positive transformation from towns to villages and from cities to rural areas across our dear State.

“To all Asiwaju title holders of various towns in Osun State, I welcome myself into your midst.

“On a lighter mood, I believe you are eager to receive me not just as the Asiwaju of Edeland but as the Asiwaju of Osun State, he said.

It will be recalled that former Governor of Osun State, Isiaka Adeleke, who was the brother of the incumbent Governor of the state who passed on in 2017 was the immediate past Asiwaju of Edeland. Today also marked double honours for Governor Adeleke who also marked his 64th birthday today.

The event witnessed the presence of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, former Governors of Oyo, Rasheed Ladoja, Ondo, Olusegun Mimiko and Osun, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Soun of Ogbomosho, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba Makama Oyelude, Orangun of Oke-Ila, Oba Adedokun Abolarin and hosts of others.