…As monarch gets staff of office

By Gbenga Olarinoye

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, weekend, installed the new Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdu-Rasheed Akanbi, charging the new monarch to rule with wisdom and the fear of God.

Speaking after the presentation of the staff and instrument of office to Oba Akanbi, Aregbesola urged the monarch to lead by example, saying leadership naturally comes with certain privileges and that a good leader must convert privileges to resources of governance.

Aregbesola said: “Not all of them will readily agree with you and many of them will say or do things you will consider abhorrent. But they are all your subjects and you are required to preside over them with tact and wisdom in a way that will enable you to get the best out of them. A leader must also be a unifying person and must never constitute a divisive agent. There are two kings whose reign the Yoruba never forget. These are the king whose reign is peaceful and the one whose reign is characterised by turmoil and scattering.”

In his acceptance speech, the Oluwo promised that his reign would focus on the development and pursuit of economic liberation of his people.
He stated that he would   continue to advocate for a massive utilisation of locally sourced materials for the production of those articles and goods being massively consumed by the people.

“I am here to serve my people. I am here to take my homeland to that height that it deserves among the comity of modern cities of the world”, the Oluwo said.