OGBENI RAUF AREGBESOLA GIVES THE BATON TO HIS SUCCESSOR IN STYLE

Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola served two terms of eight years as Osun State Governor.Ogbeni was received today with joy from his supporters as he moves to Ilesa, his home town.

After giving the Mantle to Alhaji Gboyega Isiaka the  inauguration of the new administration,at the State Capital in Osogbo Township Stadium today, the ex governor Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola moves to Ilesa through Osunjela, about 10 kilometres from the state capital.

It was broadcasted earlier last week on Adekkatv that Ogbeni  Aregbesola vacated the Government House on November 19,2018, the official governor’s residence,to allow Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola sufficient time for renovation. The ex governor returned to his father’s house at J69A Arogbo Street, Ifofin, Ilesa.

The Oranmiyan group compulsory it for its members in the 30 local government and 32 local council development areas (LCDAs) of the state to converge on Osunjela town to welcome Aregbesola and his wife, Sherifat, before they proceed to Ilesa.

The high Chief of Ijesa land, the Owa Obokun, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, his chiefs and other traditional rulers in Ijesa communities, received the former governor and his family.

The Oranmiyan Group’s spokesperson, Olajide Sadiq in his statement to the reporters goes thus: “We decided to give Aregbesola a warm welcome in recognition of his laudable achievements in many sectors of the economy.

“Our members are happy that Aregbesola completed his tenure with many achievements. Aregbesola is our mentor, principal, grand patron and the Oranmiyan symbol.

“We are happy because there are some people who died on the seat; they didn’t go back alive to their people. And we want to thank God again because Aregbesola is somebody who is very passionate about the development of the state.

“We want to celebrate a nationalist, philanthropist and the lover of development. He has done tremendously well in Osun in the last eight years and he has not disappointed us. We are proud of him.

“Aregbesola is an embodiment of ideas: his developmental projects cut across all nooks and crannies of the state. He did not centre his developmental projects to Ilesa, his home town. As matter of fact, the state has undergone positive changes under Aregbesola’s leadership.

“We want to use the occasion to showcase the affection of Oranmiyan people for Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and thank God for making him successfully complete his tenure in office.”