Eburu holds symposium for traditional rulers, others....Harps on grassroots development

Eminent personalities and leaders of thought from all walks of life yesterday converged on Iba, headquarters of Ifelodun North Area office for the second edition of the annual Eburu Adekunle annual symposium on City governance and monarchy.

Osun State Governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola who was represented at the event by his Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Evangelist Rasaq Adeosun lauded the Eburu of Iba, Oba (Prof) Adekunle Adeogun Okunoye Oyedeji 11 for the initiative and for gathering over 200 traditional rulers together.

He said the current administration hold traditional rulers in high esteem and will continue to accord them high respect considering their roles in securing their domains and their support for the government.

He charged the traditional rulers to remain commited to the security of their domains and work with both the state government and security agencies at ensuring security of lives and property of their people.

He assured that the Governor Gboyega Oyetola led administration in the state will continue to develop rural communities, just as he called for support of the people of the grassroots in the task of developing the state.

Speaking, the Orangun of Oke-Ila, Oba Adedokun Abolarin charged the state government not to concentrate development in the urban centres alone but spread it to all the nooks and crannies of the state for even development of the state.

Also, the Aragbiji of Iragbiji, Oba Abdulrasheed Ayotunde Olabomi called on traditional rulers to ensure proper security of their domains as they are the Chief Security Officers of their various domains.

The convener of the symposium, Oba Adekunle Adeogun Okunoye Oyedeji 11 said the symposium was to charge traditional rulers on how to ensure development in their domains.

He called on the state government to support traditional rulers in their bid to develop their various domains