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• Ooni Names Road After Him
As the Yoruba Nation and indeed other nationalities converged on Osun State yesterday to pay the last respect to late activist and human rights crusader, Yinka Odumakin, before committing him to mother earth, there were renewed calls for good governance and restructuring of the country, two ideals the deceased fought for till he breathed his last. x
From the host governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; his Oyo State counterpart, Mr. Seyi Makinde; Afenifere leader, Ayo Adebanjo, Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, to the National President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Wale Oke, governments across the country and the federal government were urged to rally behind the
Ooni names Ife-Moro road after late Yinka Odumakin Odumakin’s death was a rude shock when Yoruba nation in particular and Nigeria at large needed him.
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The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Saturday, named Ife-Moro road after the late Afenifere Spokesperson, Yinka Odumakin.
The Ooni, represented by Kemade Elugbade, at the funeral service of Mr Odumakin in Moro, described the late Afenifere chieftain as an unforgettable patriotic descendant of Oduduwa and a positive factor in Nigeria’s democracy.
He said: “Odumakin’s death was a rude shock when Yoruba nation in particular and Nigeria at large needed him.
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Saturday named Ife-Moro road after the late Afenifere Spokesperson, Mr Yinka Odumakin.
The Oba, represented by Mr Kemade Elugbade at the funeral service of Odumakin in Moro, described the late Afenifere chieftain as an unforgettable patriotic descendant of Oduduwa and a positive factor in Nigeria’s democracy.
He said: “Odumakin’s death was a rude shock when Yoruba nation in particular and Nigeria at large needed him.
“The news of his demise was a very bitter pill to swallow for the entire country and to us particularly in the House of Oduduwa.