The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has
described the appointment of the National Coordinator of the Oodua
Peoples Congress, Gani Adams, as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland
by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, as well deserved.
This was contained in a statement signed by the state
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Chief Adedayo Adeneye, on
Monday in Abeokuta, a copy of which was made available to our
correspondent.
The statement added that Adams being named the
Generalissimo of Yorubaland should serve as a tonic for other Yoruba,
who desire to uphold the core values of the race.
The statement read in part,”The pains Gani Adams suffered
for the emancipation of the Yorubas, particularly in the struggles for
the validation of the annulled June 12, 1993 Presidential election,
presumed to have been won by our own late Chief MKO Abiola, is still
fresh in our minds.
“He was in the vanguard, as a chieftain of the OPC, in the
confrontation with the military, during the June 12 struggle, to reclaim
the mandate given to our son, Chief Abiola, which earned him series of
detentions by the authorities.”
The governor commended Adams for his tireless promotion of
Yoruba culture and tradition, noting that this has gone a long way in
preserving the Southwest’s cultural heritage.
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