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Pure Mind Is Secret Of His Long Life-Ajimobi
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is a rare gem-Adeduntan
He
made this known at a church service held to mark the monarch’s birthday held at
the St. Peters Aremo, Ibadan.
According
to him, Oba Odulana harboured no hatred or bitterness against anyone and asked
the present generation of Nigerians to learn a critical lesson from his life.
“Those
who knew him, even pre-his ascendancy to the throne, speak eloquently about a
man who typifies honour and nobility. He has an attachment to the place of
humanity in the scheme of things. Perhaps in the fact that Kabiyesi constantly
ventilates his heart from the consuming fire of bitterness towards his fellow
man and his sworn avowal to always do good to everyone can be found the secret
of his longevity. We all have one lesson or the other to learn from this
purification of the heart from the cancer of hatred,” he said.
While
extolling Oba Odulana as a gentleman and a man of honour, he said the monarch
typified the Yoruba classification of a honourable man.
“In
the Olubadan is a demonstration of the elusive concept of Omoluabi. The Omoluabi,
for the purpose of clarification, is that man who carries nobility, human
goodness and trust around him like a pouch. With Kabiyesi, you know where you
stand as he does not suffer fools gladly.
“In
him you find the discipline of a trained soldier, the consummate nobility of a
gentleman and the astuteness of a man of honour. His own politics transcended
the type found on the streets today; it was the politics of a statesman. To a
statesman like him, politics could not be worth its salt until it transforms
the lives of the collective citizenry and repositions society on the path of
transformation,” the governor said.
Ajimobi
also extolled the Olubadan as one of the first sets of people to acknowledge
the urban renewal initiative of his administration.
“As
a fitting demonstration of his acknowledgement of our effort in this regard,
Kabiyesi bestowed on me the traditional title of Atunluse of Ibadanland,
the remodeler/beautifier of Ibadanland. This was at a time when our political
opponents were throwing tantrums at us for deeming it fit to take away the dirt
of Ibadan and regain us the global respect of a modern economy,” he said.
Governor
Ajimobi also lauded President Goodluck Jonathan whom he said would have been at
the centenary celebration but for the unfortunate tragedy that befell the
nation earlier in the day.
Also
speaking on the centenary anniversary of Olubadan; the Publisher of Nigerian
Alert newspaper; Dr Azeez Popoola Adeduntan described Olubadan as a rare gem
for this generation.
Adeduntan
in a press release said the centenary anniversary of Olubadan of Ibadanland is
a great joy for every son and daughter of Ibadanland.
“The
centenary anniversary of Olubadan is indeed a thing of joy for every one of us.
The fact that Olubadan is now 100 years and is still very much active is
something we should all be happy about. I use this medium to congratulate our
father on the centenary celebration and I pray that God will continue to be
with him in all his endeavours.
