OGUN STATE: Buhari Begins 2-Day Official Visit In Commemoration Of 40 Years Anniversary

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, began his two-day official visit to Ogun State which was in commemoration of the 40^th post creation anniversary of the gateway state.

On arrival at 6:30pm, the President flew into the Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu Ode in a chopper and was received at the stadium by the State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and other State government officials.

He was immediately driven into the palace of Oba Adetona where he held a brief closed-door meeting with the Awujale, paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona inside the monarch’s Ijebu-Ode palace with the State governor. However, the details of the meeting was not made known up till the time of filing this report.

Buhari, after the meeting with Awujale and Amosun, also disclosed during the banquet organised in his honour by the traditional ruler that he would be meeting with former president Olusegun Obasanjo later last night.

Among the numerous activities lined up for the Presidential visit is the commissioning of 40 projects to mark the 40th anniversary of the creation of the state which spreads across the three senatorial districts of the state.

Welcoming the President, the Awujale unequivocally enjoined the President Buhari to determinedly intensify his anti-corruption crusade adding that the nation had over the years experienced retrogression and monumental decay due to high level of corruption among public officeholders. The Ajuwale emphatically pledged his support to the President tasking him never to relent irrespective of oppositions he could face from some quarters.

“if you don’t kill corruption, corruption would kill the country,” he said.

In the President’s entourage were the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, among others while several notable dignitaries including former governors Aremo Olusegun Osoba and Otunba Gbenga Daniel; All Progressives Congress National Vice Chairman (South), Chief Segun Oni; Oba Otudeko, Otunba Mike Adenuga, Senator Gbenga Kaka; Chief Judge of Ogun, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade and Olorogun Sunny Kuku and a host of many others were present to honour the President.