Fayose, Dankwabo Get Ekiti Traditional Titles
The Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe, Friday conferred chieftaincy titles on Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose and his Gombe State colleague, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo.
The conferment of the chieftaincy titles on the two states chief executive officers, according to the monarch was in recognition of their contributions to the development and upliftment of humanity.
The wife of Gombe Governor , Hajia Ummi Adama Dankwambo and a member of House of Representatives and governorship aspirant in Ogun State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Ladipo Kessington Adebutu were also honoured.
Fayose and Dankwambo were conferred with the title Apesin Apogun Pote
and Akinmuagun of Ado Ekiti respectively while Mrs Dankwambo was
conferred with the title of Yeye Akinmuagun of the kingdom.
The event was held in the new hall built within Ewi’s palace by the state government to honour Oba Adejugbe and Ado Ekiti people and commissioned on Friday by Fayose and the Gombe governor.
Dignitaries at ceremony were traditional rulers from both Ekiti and Gombe States as well as former Benue State Governor, Mr Gabriel Suswam, a PDP chieftain, Chief Bode George, a senior advocate of
Nigeria, Chief Wole Olanipekun, and former Minister of Health, Mr Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi, among others.
While appreciating the monarch for the honour bestowed on him, the
governor boasted that his successor will defeat the All Progressives Congress in the 2018 poll, saying he is a grassroots politician, who commands enormous goodwill among the populace in the state.
He promised the royal fathers that he won’t give Ekiti a governor that
would disrespect them or treat them scornfully, pointing out that the
royal fathers, according to the history and tradition occupy sacred
positions that needed to be venerated and given utmost respect.
“Kabiyesi, governor let me say this, the governor that will come here
to perform and respect all the monarchs in Ekiti will be presented by
the PDP for 2018 poll. We know what you stand for and what you
represent. You are so important to us and we will treat you with
respect.
“We won’t give you a governor that will disrespect you or that won’t be able to perform or that will reverse all we have done for you. Ado Ekiti deserve respect and the governor that will come after me will surely appreciate this and do what is expected for this town”, Fayose
said.
The governor thanked Ado Ekiti people for their supports for his political career, saying “your supports accounted for why I won in 2003 and also in 2014, in fact, I can’t appreciate you enough and God
will continue to bless this town and the good people of Ekiti State”.
In his remarks, Oba Adejugbe said the honour was bestowed on these
prominent Nigerians to appreciate them for their sterling performances
as representatives of the people.
Oba Adejugbe urged them to use the new titles to re-dedicate themselves
to the service of humanity now and wherever they find themselves in
the future.
