Bamidele mourns as Oluyin joins ancestors
Senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, has described the passage of the OIuyin of Iyin Ekiti, Oba Ademooa Ajakaye, as a rude shock and an event that will be difficult to forget in the history of the town.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti on Saturday , Senator Bamidele , said the town would sorely missed Oba Ajakaye , whom he described as an industrious and charismatic monarch, who brought Iyin to the high pedestal of development.
He said Oba Ajakaye didn’t only represent a champion and promoter of royalty and culture, but a Legal Icon, who bestrode the length and breadth of the country by his enduring contributions to Legal practice and left an indelible mark on the sand of time.
Bamidele said history would continue to remember the monarch for fighting an epochal battle to unite Iyin and ensured that the town remains a potential and relevant force in the political and development focus of the State.
Bamidele said: “Oba Ademola Ajakaye did not only lead Iyin kingdom, he led with panache and finesse. He united the kingdom and ensured that politics and other extraneous issues didn’t create a wedge or stoke the fire of discord in the town.
“This accounted for the relative peace and development enjoyed under his reign. Iyin has not just missed a father figure, it misses an Icon and and protagonist of development as well as a strong unifying factor in Iyin Ekiti history.
“Under his meritorious reign, Iyin witnessed development in the areas of education, political positions and infrastructure, which were made possible by the late king’s enigmatic and resourceful style of leadership . He was also an unrepentant promoter of culture and tradition.
“His actions and deeds have consigned him to the positive side of history as a king who served his people zealously and selflessly. No doubt, the vacuum left by Oba Ajakaye’s demise will be difficult to fill.
“Though, Oba Ajakaye has departed, but it was indisputably a glorious end for Iyin Ekiti and Ekiti in general. May God grants the entire Iyin Ekiti indigenes and Ekiti State the fortitude to bear this monumental loss”, he said.
