Emeritus Professor Asiwaju Anthony Ijaola (left); Onimeko of Imekoland, Oba Benjamin Alabi; Alaketu of Ketu Kingdom, Oba Adejumo Aderomola Adedunloye; Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, during a courtesy visit to the governor at the Governor’s Office Secretariat, Ibadan… yesterday. PHOTO: NAJEEM RAHEEM
The need for Yoruba to work together for the progress and security of their nation, irrespective of countries they found themselves, formed the fulcrum of the historic visit of Alaketu of Ketu Kingdom in the Benin Republic, Oba Adejumo Adedunloye, to Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, yesterday.
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, on Monday, expressed his commitment to fostering the unity and integration of Yoruba people across the globe.
The governor, who stated this while receiving a delegation of traditional rulers from Benin Republic led by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, added that he was keen on working for the enrichment of the Yoruba culture and economic expansion of the ethnic group.
He maintained that the Yoruba race must remain united if they hope to achieve the much-desired growth in Yorubaland.
Speaking at governor’s office, Ibadan, he declared readiness to work for the unity of the Yoruba people.
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Emeritus Professor Asiwaju Anthony Ijaola (left); Onimeko of Imekoland, Oba Benjamin Alabi; Alaketu of Ketu Kingdom, Oba Adejumo Aderomola Adedunloye; Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, during a courtesy visit to the governor at the Governor’s Office Secretariat, Ibadan… yesterday. PHOTO: NAJEEM RAHEEM
The need for Yoruba to work together for the progress and security of their nation, irrespective of countries they found themselves, formed the fulcrum of the historic visit of Alaketu of Ketu Kingdom in the Benin Republic, Oba Adejumo Adedunloye, to Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, yesterday.