Imope in Ijebu North gets first traditional ruler, as Gov Abiodun installs Alaparaki too

Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has installed Tajudeen Omotayo as the first Onimope of Imopeland, in Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state.

Governor Abiodun, represented by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ganiyu Hamzat, said the installation and presentation of staff of office was a demonstration of the administration’s unrelenting commitment towards ensuring that the state takes its rightful position in the comity of states.

“We realise the fact that traditional institution and its leadership must be properly positioned as it serves as a bridge between the government and the people at the grassroots,” Hamzat said.

In his goodwill message, the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, represented by the Orimolusi of Ijebu-Igbo, Oba Lawrence Adebayo, enjoined the people of the area to work together for the development of the land.

Chairman, Ijebu-North Local Government Area of the state,…