By Oluwatoyin Adegoke
The Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, has credited the remarkable peace and steady development witnessed in Egbaland over the past two decades to the prevailing unity and cooperation among the people.
Speaking at a press conference ahead of activities marking his 20th Coronation Anniversary, Oba Gbadebo said the harmony and togetherness of the Egba people remained the basis for social, economic, and cultural advancement across the kingdom.
The Monarch noted that during his reign, Egbaland had experienced significant infrastructural growth, expansion of industries, improved road networks, and increased social awareness, adding that development efforts were deliberately extended beyond Abeokuta to other parts of the kingdom.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Organising Committee, Chief Oluyinka Kufile, had described the 20th Coronation Anniversary as the celebration of purposeful leadership, gratitude, and two decades of visionary service to the people of Egbaland and Nigeria.
Chief Kufile explained that the week-long activities would feature cultural displays, thanksgiving services, youth and women empowerment programmes, medical outreach and a civic reception.
Key events, according to him, would include a Jumat Service and scholarship presentations on 14th November, chieftaincy installations on the 15th, school visits and health outreaches, traditional homages, as well as a sensitization on menopause and health screening for 1,000 people, alongside free eye screening and distribution of glasses scheduled to take place on Monday, 17th November.
The Egba High Chief said the celebration’s climax would be a thanksgiving service on 19th November at the Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Ake Abeokuta, while a South West Junior Squash Tournament would round off the events on Saturday 22nd November, 2025.
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