The traditional ruler of Ogereland, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, Ologere of Ogere Remo, Oba James Obafemi Saliu, Kankanbiina II, has called on the sons and daughters of the transit Ogun community to contribute to the development of the town.
Speaking during his second anniversary on the throne, he enumerated various investment opportunities available in the community and urged the citizens to seize them and assist in developing the town.
The Ologere called on the community’s sons and daughters to participate actively in its development by establishing cottage, small, medium, and large industries to service the town’s manufacturing companies.
He called on the indigenous people to renovate and convert their family houses along the tarred road into more fitting edifices. “We need you to come home and be part of the ongoing development in Ogere,” the monarch said.
As part of the activities to mark his second anniversary on the throne, he also commissioned an ultra-modern palace.
The monarch also empowered many indigenes and non-indigenes in the town on Thursday.
Many artisans returned with different tools and equipment during the empowerment programme, and 50 others received N100,000 each.
Speaking on why people from different ethnic groups benefited from the empowerment programme, he explained that he did that to recognise the diversity that exists in the transit community. “The town has Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Igede, and Tivs, among others. All these people are part of us, and we cannot be doing things for only the Ogere indigenes, so we must extend the hands of fellowship to all these people.”
However, he called on the beneficiaries to use the equipment, adding that doing so would make him very happy and motivate him to do more.
While commending the efforts of the town’s people for the development in the last two years, he described the previous two years as “outstanding with visible achievements.”
The occasion was also used to confer chieftaincy titles on some eminent Nigerians.
Regarding how he maintained peace in the town, the monarch said it had been solely possible by “The grace of God, because the non-indigenes are more than the indigenes of the town. In the whole of Yorubaland, Ogere is the town that hosts the highest numbers of northerners today.”
He disclosed that in the last two years, the town’s security has been improved with constant support from security agencies.
The kabiyesi also disclosed that the town’s roads have also undergone a facelift in addition to the ultra-modern palace.
Many eminent Nigerians, including monarchs, government officials, politicians, and public office holders, attended the event.
