Oluyin To Iyin Ekiti Community: Expect Greater Development, Celebrations Under My Watch 

By Falayi Olarewaju

The Oluyin of Iyin Ekiti Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adeniyi Adeola Ajakaye, Oyinyosaiye Uyin III, has told the people of Iyin Ekiti community to expect greater development and celebrations under his watch as the custodian of the Iyin Ekiti Traditional Institution.

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The Kabiyesi Oluyin gave the message and assurances while addressing the people of the community and other dignitaries from all walks of life who attended the grand finale of the Iyin Ekiti Day 2023 held at his palace where he conferred chieftaincy titles on some selected people.

According to the Oluyin, he said, “I urged you, the people of Iyin Ekiti Kingdom to expect a greater development and joyful mood, that would have positive effects on the town and it’s people in general from subsequent celebrations taking place.

The Monarch who revealed that Iyin Ekiti is blessed with a lot of potentials urged them to collectively harness it so that, the community can become a better place to live in for them all. 

Continuing, the Oluyin said, “we have visited a lot of places, tourist attractions that we need to project to the world, to bring tourists to Ekiti, to enhance the development of our town and we are putting up a strategic plan on how to develop the town.

“Iyin used to be the best planned town in the old western region and we want to continue this legacy”, Oluyin promised. 

The Oluyin used the 2023 Iyin Day Celebrations to confer chieftaincy titles on some deserving personalities, with an advise to them to be more committed to the cause of humanity, most especially that of Iyin Ekiti, by ensuring the peace and progress of the town at all times.

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Also, speaking to journalists, the Senator representing the Ekiti Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, in Abuja and the Senate Leader of the 10th Assembly, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, explained that the Day has spoken out so loudly and that the only way to enhance development in the community is to have peace and unity.

“Why it is significant that this programme held today is because it hasn’t been held in four years. One, there’s a period of transition between the former traditional ruler through a regency to the new traditional ruler and after that, there was the issue that needed to be sorted out. Thank God that we are now back together.

“This town comprises of four different quarters, we have Iro, Oketoro, Ibedo-Iyin and Okelawe quarters. We are glad that today, we are not talking of Okelawe -Ekiti, and we are not talking of Oketoro -Ekiti, Iro-Ekiti or Ibedo-Iyin -Ekiti. We are talking of Iyin-Ekiti.

“It took us a while to get here but am glad that the differences had been resolved and we are all back together. It was also managed so well in a way that nobody could even think that any misunderstanding was going on within the community. We give God the glory. 

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“Today’s event was a celebration of our unity and the celebration of the strengthening of our union as a community and I thank all of you for being patient with us and for participating. Definitely, we are back hitting the ground running”. The distinguished Senator remarked.

The Iyin-Ekiti born Senator who noted that community development is about trying to make some commitment that could enhance the living standards of the people opined that, the life of the people cannot be the same and that the life of a community cannot be the same as well. 

He said that people have their individual lives but the community has its own life as an entity, adding that you don’t talk of a community without talking of its people saying the illustrious sons and daughters of Iyin-Ekiti and their friends from around the country came together to celebrate the Day.

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“For me, it’s part of a way of giving back to the system and today, am glad that I have been able to mobilize my friends as launchers in various categories and it has been a success story”.

Some of those conferred with the Chieftaincy titles includes Chief Nathaniel Tolulope Dosunu, a Civil Engineer and a philanthropist was installed as Otunba; the wife, Chief Mrs Idowu Dosumu installed as Erelu of Iyin-Ekiti and Otunba Gbobaniyi of Iyin Kingdom; Chief Olusegun Adeyemi. 

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