Kwara: Elesa of Oke-Ode dies at 81
Oba Abdulkadri Adelodun, Alebiosu II, the Elesa of Oke-Ode, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara, has died at the age of 81. Mr Kunle Akogun, the National Publicity Secretary, Oke-Ode Community Development Association, announced the desth in a statement on Thursday in Ilorin.
Akogun stated that the prominent traditional ruler breathed his last in the early hours of Thursday (30th June, 2022) following a brief old-age related illness.
“The late Elesa first ascended the throne in 1985, but following a litigation by one of his aggrieved opponents, he was removed in 1992 by the High Court. The Appeal Court, however, reinstated him in 1997.
“The entire people of Oke-Ode will miss Kabiyesi's staunch commitment to community development and socio-economic and political upliftment of indigenes of the town.
“His reign was very peaceful and progressive as the town witnessed tremendous expansion in qualitative and quantitative physical infrastructural facilities.
“He succeeded in attracting the attention of both government and private progressive non-governmental organisations and individuals to the ancient town,” he said.
Akogun further said this has manifested in the establishment of institutions like the Oke-Ode General Hospital and the Kwara State College of Nursing, Oke-Ode.
“Others are an ultra-modern Palace, the Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School, and the Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) Secondary School wing, among others.
“We will sorely miss this enigma of a traditional ruler, who dedicated his entire life to the welfare and well-being of the people of Oke-Ode and its environs.
“May Almighty Allah, whom Kabiyesi diligently served till the end, be pleased with his soul, overlook his human shortcomings and make Aljannah Fridaus his final abode,” he said.
NAN
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Moshood Mustapha Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund Harmony Holdings Madawaki Of Ilorin Moses Rahman Popoola Shuaib Boni Aliyu Olusegun Adeniyi QuickWin Mahe Abdulkadir Lanre Aremu Quran Yaru SUBEB Bankole Omishore Moses Adekanye Abatemi-Usman 08001000100 Chemiroy Nigeria Limited Yakubu Gobir Muhammadu Buhari Bukola Ajikobi Kwara Politics Saheed Akinwumi Saka Onimago Danladi Simeon Ajibola Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir General Hospital, Offa Afolabi-Oshatimehin Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan Jimoh Akani Bello Abubakar Saliu Mustapha Pilgrims Board Police Commissioner Salake Chief Imam Of Ilorin Tsado Manman Jare Olatundun Ilofa Kwara-SAPZ Project Sulyman Atolagbe Alege Millennium Development Goals Ilorin Central Mosque Young Progressives Party Oke-Odo Sobi Hill Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade Abiodun Abdulkareem Muyideen Ajani Bello Buhari Abdulmumini Jawondo Wahab Olasupo Egbewole Tunde Kazeem Bisi Kristien Ilorin Like-Minds Read With Me Women Radio Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita IQRA College Kawu Baraje COVID Onilorin Of Ilorin Ibrahim Abiodun Iyiola Oyedepo Aishat Mohammed Lawal Kola Adesina Baakini Yahaya A Paniyaro Olatunde Olukoya Ilorin Sobi Specialist Hospital Amada Jidda Afonja Umar Bayo Abdulwahab Abiodun Oyedepo AbdulRazaq Jiddah

