Alaafin congratulates Oba Adekanmbi for emerging new Oniko of Ikolaje

Adejayan Gbenga

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade has congratulated the newly installed Oniko of Ikolaje, Idiroko-Yewa, Oba Sunday Adekanmbi, while urging him to combine traditional wisdom with modern leadership for the promotion of peace and development in his domain.

In a congratulatory message issued by his media aide, Bode Durojaiye, on Saturday, the Alaafin described Oba Adekanmbi’s ascension as the dawn of a new era of prosperity, justice and unity for his people.

He urged the new monarch to rule with fairness and wisdom for the benefit of all his subjects across Yewaland, adding that strong leadership rooted in tradition would inspire hope and growth among the people.

The Alaafin also prayed that the new monarch would experience compassion, progress and stability for a long and peaceful reign.