For implementing the free education programme of the Late Obafemi  Awolowo – led Unity Party of Nigeria UPN’s free education programme from primary up to tertiary levels in his state, the Executive Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha will be the one and only political leader of non-Yoruba extraction among prominent Nigerians to be honored by a Yoruba socio-cultural Group in Lagos, come November, 2013.

The group, made up of students of Yoruba origin in tertiary institutions across the globe, with headquarters at the Distance Learning Institute (DLI) of the University of Lagos, UNILAG said, the governor had not only made the Yoruba Nation proud by implementing a programme initiated by a past Yoruba leader but had chosen to put smiles on the faces of the youth in his state therefore, assuring them of a greater future through the acquisition of necessary education to face the challenges of the jet age.

In a release made available to Showtime, on the forthcoming Isokan Omo Yoruba Day celebration, to be held at the University of Lagos, President of the group, Isokan Omo Yoruba, Nigeria and Abroad, Aare Yinka Agaba, said the annual event, the objective of which is to bring about unity, peace and the spirit of togetherness among all students of Yoruba extraction worldwide, would also be used to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Yoruba Race and  honour models among the older generation, whose lifestyles have become examples for the younger generations to follow.

In the statement jointly signed by the Group’s President, Aare Yinka Agaba; Omidan Joke Olagunju, General Secretary; Omidan Bola Akanni, (Vice President) and Ogbeni Joseph Agboola Social Secretary; the Group announced that among the dignitaries to be celebrated at the event include the first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, under whose tenure housing schemes were constructed in all areas of the state to ease the accommodation needs of the people, the type not yet replicated by any other administration after him.

Others on the list include Brigade-Gen. Mobolaji Johnson (rtd), first Military Governor of Lagos State, former National Vice Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), in the South West, Chief Bode George, and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Rahman Adeola. Others include Chief Fani Kayode and wife of Alhaji Lateef Jakande, Mrs Abimbola Jakande.