Ogun State House Of Assembly Concludes Traditional Council Visit With Homage To Oba Olugbenle

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA –  The Ogun State House of Assembly rounded off its visit to the traditional council by paying homage to the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, Oba (Dr) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle MFR, at his Palace in Ilaro-Yewa, Ogun State.

During the visit, the Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, emphasized the significance of collaboration between state lawmakers and traditional rulers.

He stressed that as the true representatives of the people, lawmakers require the synergy and support of traditional leaders to better serve the populace.

According to the Speaker, since the State lawmakers changed their leadership in late January 2024 the members decided to embark on the familiarisation visit to all the Paramount rulers to tap from their wealth of experience to have closer ties with their constituents for quality representation.

Earlier in her remarks, the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Bolanle Lateefat Ajayi lauded the Paramount Ruler for his steadfastness and resilience in serving the people, saying his resolve to construct a female hostel containing 20 self-contained rooms and another 10-room male hostel for students of the College of Nursing Sciences in Ilaro were worthy of commendation.

The Deputy Speaker added that Oba Olugbenle extended the same laudable gesture to the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, where he had community demand projects alongside the construction and renovation of some blocks of classrooms at the Technical College, Ayetoro.

Responding, Oba Olugbenle commended the State lawmakers for their initiative in due recognition of the traditional institution, soliciting their support in giving specific roles to the traditional institution in the country.

According to the Paramount ruler, the crisis resolution role alone being paid by the traditional rulers had helped reduce tremendously the volume of cases that would have ordinarily been a burden to the various courts.

He equally lauded them for the passage of the State Obas and Chiefs law, requesting some supplement to the law to boost the disciplinary functions of the traditional institution.