By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde on Sunday, said the passing on of the Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba Adekunle Salawudeen is another great loss among the ranks of leading traditional rulers in the state.
Governor Makinde in a condolence message by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa, described the death of the Aseyin of Iseyin ” as shocking and painful”.
According to the governor, the death of Oba Salawudeen “is a huge loss to the state as the late monarch was an exemplary leader and a true believer in the progress and development of Oyo State”
“I have been informed of the passage of the Aseyin of Iseyin land, His Royal Majesty, Oba Abdulganiyu Adekunle Salau.His death is another great loss among the ranks of leading traditional rulers in our dear state”, he said
The governor added, “This death is painful and shocking, but we can only submit to the will of the Almighty God, who alone has the power over life and death”.
Commiserating with the Aseyin-in-Council and the entire Iseyin community as well as the traditional council in the state, he stressed that the late Aseyin was a great royal achiever, who went about the business of developing Iseyin with the positive aggression of a change agent, who would stop at nothing to achieve his vision.
“Again, Oyo State has lost an exemplary royal father and a true believer in the progress and development of Oyo State.Oba Salau worked with the vigour and aggression of a change agent, who would stop at nothing to achieve a positive turnaround of his society.
” He made the business of developing and repositioning Iseyin his passionate goal and he achieved same in his close to two decades of royal leadership. I express heartfelt condolences to the immediate family of the late Aseyin of Iseyinland, the Aseyin-in-Council and the sons and daughters of Iseyinland. I equally commiserate with the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs and pray to God to spare the lives of all its members.”
