-Pays homage to Ayangbure
As an illustrious son of Ikorodu who cherishes and values tradition, custom and culture, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, on Friday, led his guest, the Majority Leader of the 10th Senate, Senator (Dr.) Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, CON, to pay royal homage to the Paramount Ruler of Ikorodu Division, The Ayangbure of Ikorodu, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Engr.) Kabir Adewale Shotobi, and other royal highnesses in the division – The Ranodu of Imota, HRM Oba Ajibade Agoro Bakare, FCA and The Adeboruwa of Igbogbo Kingdom, HRM Oba (Barrister) Semiudeen Oridemadegun Kasali.
The monarchs commended Senator Abiru for his deep respect for culture and for traditional institution. The Obas requested for more developmental projects for the division, and also advocated for constitutional roles for royal fathers, among others.
In his response, Senator Bamidele assured that more laudable projects, through Senator Abiru, are coming to Ikorodu and Lagos East Senatorial District in general. He described Senator Abiru as a core Omoluabi, who is well-trained and well-behaved. He said, “ Kabiyesi, God has given you a good son. He is highly competent and he has a great leadership capacity.
” Your Royal Highness, it will interest you to know that when it was time to elect the Chairman, Southern Senators’ Forum, he emerged as a consensus candidate and he was unanimously chosen to lead all the 51 senators from southern states because of the confidence we all have in him.”
