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Ooni Ogunwusi Declares Folorunsho Folarin Coker As Baba Eto of Yorubaland

Baba Eto of Ilara Kingdom in Epe area of Lagos State, Mr. Folorunsho Folarin-Coker has been declared as the Baba Eto of Yorubaland. The declaration was made by His Imperial Majesty, Ooni of Ife and Adimula of Yorubaland, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11 on Sunday September 26, 2021 during this year's celebration of the annual Olojo Festival, which held in the ancient city of Ile Ife, Osun State amidst much fun and celebration. Folarin Coker is a former  Lagos Commissioner for Tourism and the current Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC). The declaration was preceded by a pronouncement by Ooni through his representative at the commemoration of the first anniversary of the enthronment of the Alara of Ilara Kingdom, Lagos  HRM, Oba Olufolarin Olukayode Ogunsanwo, Telade IV on Thursday August 19, 2021. His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, Ojaja II described Folorunso Folarin Coker as one of the finest cosmopolitan Yoru...

Rep Member With A Midas Touch: Why Ado-Odo/Ota Constituents Want Jimoh Ojugbele In 2023

Having a politician like Hon. Jimoh Olushola Ojugbele as the representative of Ado-Odo/Ota Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives is seen by the people of the area as one of the best things to have happened to them since the current political dispensation started in 1999. Ojugbele, who has been returned to the lower chamber severally due to his Midas touch has continued to prove his mettle as the best man for the job over the years. Reports indicated that Ojugbele has been able to attract development to Ado-Odo/Ota in various ways, especially in the current dispensation that he started in 2019 under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). It was gathered that his people-oriented projects cover several areas of human endeavours. The astute politician was said to have provided modern boreholes with befitting generators in Igbesa, Ado-Odo, Ilogbo, Abule Iroko, Onifade – Itele and Agbara. On construction/building projects, he was said to have constructed blocks of...