Installation Will Spur Me To Do More For Ibadanland – Mogaji Afolabi

Newly installed Mogaji of the Agunbiade Dynasty in Ode Aje Alaadorin Oluyoro Oke Offa area of Ibadan, Chief Tolulope Akinkunmi Afolabi, has declared that his installation as the Mogaji is an opportunity for him to render more services to his relatives and the people of Ibadanland in general.

The legal practitioner made this disclosure after his installation by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja.

The event, which attracted family members, friends, relatives and notable personalities, was held at the Olubadan Palace on Monday.

Afolabi, while speaking with journalists, disclosed that he had been rendering different selfless services to the people of the area and Ibadanland in general.

He, however, said that his installation was another opportunity for him to render more services to the people of the area and Ibadanland in general.

Afolabi added that implementing programmes and ideas to improve the living conditions of relatives and the people of Ibadanland will be his main priority.

He said, “Before becoming Mogaji today, I have been able to make some moves, erecting structures, providing electricity, and solar lights. There are several things I intend to do.

“Quality education, health programmes, empowerment programmes. We will provide different channels for people to live a meaningful life.

“Even before this staff was handed to me, we understood that leadership must be proven, not proclaimed. By the grace of God and with the support of my siblings and the youth wing of this house, I completed the Installation of solar-powered street lights across the expanded compound in December 2025 to light up the Agunbiade family compound.

“Our mothers and children can now move at night without fear. Darkness has no place in a house that intends to lead. This project was implemented with the full support of sons and daughters of Agunbiade at home and abroad, showing what unity can achieve.

“Agunbiade Human Capital Development and Education Scholarship Pilot from the next academic year will commence for worthy sons and daughters of the Agunbiade family.’’

“At this point, I must express my deepest appreciation to the Oyegbade, Adeaga, Adegboye and Adebunmi families for their guidance, values, and unwavering support.

“As I assume this role today, I call on every member of the Agunbiade family, young and old, to join hands with me. Let us work together in unity, uphold our values, and build a legacy that future generations of the Agunbiade family and the entire Ibadanland will be proud of.

My Pledge to the Agunbiade family and Ibadanland.

“I, Chief Tolulope Akinkunmi Afolabi, do not take this staff as a trophy. I take it as a hoe to farm, a cutlass to clear the way, and a lamp to light the path for those coming behind. I will be a Mogaji who listens, who accounts, and who delivers.

“My appeal to our elders, guide me, to our youths, challenge me, to our women, pray for me, and to every Agunbiade, work with me. In conclusion, I accept this responsibility with humility, guided by tradition, strengthened by unity, and driven by a vision for progress”.