TRIBUTE: MHR Hopeful, Hon Sahid Aderonmu ‘Symbol’ Mourns Late Alaafin, Hails Oba Adeyemi As An Embodiment of Culture, Tradition
TRIBUTE: MHR Hopeful, Hon Sahid Aderonmu “Symbol” Mourns Late Alaafin, Hails Oba Adeyemi As An Embodiment of Culture, Tradition.
The Erstwhile Head of Security Details, Chief Details, to former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, and 2019 APC flag bearer, from Ibadan North Constituency-II, Honourable Adeshina Sahid Aderonmu has mourned late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi-III. He eulogised the late royal father as an embodiment of culture and tradition.
The Ibadan born security expert and business magnate, who also has ancestral connections with Oyo town (in Oyo Central) and Saki town (in Oyo North Senatorial District), Hon. Aderonmu described the late Kabiesi as a true and good representative of Yorubas.
In his condolence message, the Member, House of Representatives(MHR) Hopeful, from Ibadan North Federal Constituency, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Hon. Aderonmu stated that,”Yes, nobody is irreplaceable, but Oba Adeyemi is one of the very few people that we don’t have so many of their kinds on earth. He was an energetic historian, who can tell you the real stories of existence of Yorubaland without mincing or mixing words. He stood as our cultural heritage. Indeed, his lifestyle and carriage were adored by so many, within and outside the country. Kabiesi was a traditional prophet. When he speaks, other Obas bow.
Aderonmu urged the Oyo Mesi(Kingmakers) not only to look for a successor that will uphold Yoruba tradition, but also, to choose a representative of the tribe’s cultural heritage, with charisma to uphold and improve on the standard left behind by the late Alaafin.
“May God Almighty grant Oba Adeyemi eternal rest and the bereaved royal family fortitude to bear the irreparable loss”, he prayed.