Date: 2017-12-10

Oba Yakubu Babalola, the Elesie of Esie in Kwara State, has been described as a reliable custodian, promoter and Ambassador of Esie culture and heritage within and outside the shores of Nigeria.

A senatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Engr. Nurudeen Adeyemi Balogun, said this while congratulating the Elesie on the occasion of his 30th year anniversary on the throne of his fathers.

Adeyemi noted that with the natural endowment of Esie, it will take a visionary and forward looking leader to keep the momentum and re-invent the system to meet modern expectations. Oba Babalola, according to Adeyemi, has worked tirelessly to keep Esie on the global map after government discovered her rich cultural heritage which informed the establishment of the oldest Museum in Nigeria in Esie in 1945.

Adeyemi, an indigene of the town, commended the foremost Igbomina Oba for holding together the fabrics of Esieland which has resulted in the peace and tranquility the town enjoys today.

He lauded the Oba for carrying the torch of leadership for three decades and pray God to grant him long life with good health on the throne of his fathers. The America-trained aeronautical engineer equally felicitated with all sons and daughters of Esie at home and abroad on this epochal event.