Hon. Sheriff Segun Adesina has felicitated the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi 111 on his unique occasion of birthdate that comes up on October 15 of every year.
According to Adesina, “Celebrating His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi III, Alaafin of Oyo @82.
May the King be like rain on the fields, like showers falling on the land”.
“May righteousness flourish in his lifetime and may prosperity last as long as the Moon gives light.
May the King’s name never be forgotten, may his fame last as long as the Sun”.
“May all nations ask God to bless them as He has blessed the King.
This is wishing our Royal Father, His Imperial Majesty, Ikú Bàbá Yèyé Aláse Èkejì Òrìsà, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi III, Alaafin of Oyo, very many happy returns of today”.
” Long may you reign on the throne of your forefathers.
As we celebrate with Kabiyesi, we cannot but spare a thought for our youths many of whom continue to lose their lives at the hands of security agents in the most odious of circumstances”.
“No nation survives which treats the future of her young ones with levity. We plead for Your Majesty’s intervention at the highest level of government in the hope that sanity will ultimately prevail,
Igba Odún, Odún Kan Baba!”, Adesina wished