OLUYIN PROMISES DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR IYIN,EKITILAND

 Oba Adeola Adeniyi Ajakaiye

Oyinyosaiye Uyin 111

As the new Oluyin of Iyin Ekiti , Oba Adeola Adeniyi Ajakaiye,Oyinyosaiye Uyin 111 gets staff of office, he promises development plans for the ancient town and Ekiti land in general.

Below is his speech at the epoch occasion...

SPEECH BY HIS ROYAL MAJESTY ADEOLA ADENIYI AJAKAIYE, OYINYOSAIYE UYIN III ON THE OCCASION OF HIS FORMAL INSTALLATION AS THE OLUYIN OF IYIN

BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT AT THE STATE HOUSE, ADO-EKITI, ON FRIDAY,

SEPTEMBER 18TH 2020

PROTOCOL

On this great day, I want to start by thanking and acknowledging God

Almighty, the King of Kings, the ultimate Kabiyesi, for this moment.

Only HE could have done it. After all, it is said that unless God

builds a House, those who build it labour in vain. Therefore, I enjoin

everyone here to please join me in giving glory to God.

2.   I thank the Executive Governor of Ekiti State, His Excellency Dr.

Kayode Fayemi, the Deputy Governor, His Excellency Otunba Adebisi

Egbeyemi, the entire Cabinet, and indeed the Government and people of

Ekiti State. I also thank the Chairman of the Ifelodun/Irepodun Local

Government and his entire executive.

3.   My gratitude also goes to all the Iyin Kingmakers, who ensured a

very smooth selection process. I pay tribute

to our fathers who sat on this throne before me, especially the

immediate past Oluyin, Oba Ademola Ajakaiye, the Oyinyosaiye Uyin II

4.   I thank all the traditional rulers in our great State, especially

those in the Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Traditional Council.

5.   I want to most sincerely congratulate all my brothers who

contested the Oluyin throne with me. Yes, I have emerged as the new

Oluyin, but my victory belongs to you and indeed the entire people of

Iyin. This is our victory and we are all winners. Today's joy is ours

to share. I seek your support for the great task ahead.

6.   I want to most sincerely thank and congratulate the good people

of Iyin Ekiti for making it possible for us to live up to the name of

our town, by singing the song of praise. (Song rendition.....Tuyin

tuyin, tuyin tuyin, tuyin tuyin ni mo wa s'odo re, Olorun Oba.

Repeat). The peaceful process of selecting the new Oluyin is a source

of joy and pride to all. May that joy never cease from our great town

and from all our homes..

7.   To all my friends and indeed all those who worked hard to see me

through, I can't thank you enough. If I start mentioning names, we

won't leave here today. And finally, to my darling wife, Olori

Oluwatoyin Ajakaiye, and the entire Ajakaiye Dynasty. I thank you for

your immeasurable love and support. I am indeed very proud of you all.

8.   Iyin is a great town with a great history, thanks to the labour

of our forebears. We pay tribute to their foresight and

sacrifice. But perhaps the biggest tribute we can pay to these

ancestors is to carry on from where they stopped by lifting Iyin to

greater heights. This task is now ours to do!

9.   I pray that in my time, Iyin will progress more and prosper more,

with the help of all of us. Since there can be no development without

peace, my priority and watchword will be 'Peace and Unity'. We will

harness the energy and ingenuity of all our people - men, women, boys

and girls; leverage on technology and intelligence gathering and, of

course, work with the state and our local government to keep Iyin

safe, secure and peaceful, because that is the prerequisite for growth

and development. We will also use the instrumentality of the

traditional institution to resolve conflicts amicably.

10.  We shall revive and raise the profile of our traditional

festivals in order to make Iyin a preferred tourist destination. Apart

from our festivals, we also have some tourist attractions. One of them

is the ancient Esa Cave, which we hope to develop in conjunction with

the State Government in order to attract tourists.

11.  We will establish a Digital Resource Centre that will become the

repository of Iyin history and the hub of  research, while a database

of all Iyin sons and daughters, who are unemployed, will be created as

a way of linking them with available opportunities, ensuring human

capital development and also providing the basis for empowerment.

Since we need to harness all our human resources and ensure that all

hands are on deck to develop Iyin into a modern city, we will also

create a database of all Iyin sons and daughters, both at home and in

the Diaspora. We will not leave anyone behind in this quest to make

Iyin great.

12.   The Olori, in consultation with the Oluyin, shall encourage the

registration of all women groups, with special emphasis on widows and

other vulnerable women, so they can access all available support in a

very orderly and

transparent manner.

13.  Iyin Ekiti is one of the best planned towns in this country.

However, the town is long overdue for urban renewal. Roads need to be

rehabilitated, the streets need to be lit at night, the markets need

to be upgraded and made attractive, not just to indigenes but to

others.

14.  We also intend to pioneer the development of modern real estates

in iyin Ekiti, so that the town could benefit from its nearness to the

capital city of Ado Ekiti, especially once the new dual carriageway

linking both towns is completed. We will also encourage the

establishment of cottage and small scale industries and service

businesses, including bakeries, dry cleaning services and functional

hospitals, while encouraging the use of clean/green energy.

15.   As an agrarian community, Iyin is not lacking in the cultivation

of food and cash crops, even in commercial quantities. What the town

lacks, however, are storage and processing facilities. We will

therefore encourage our sons and daughters, who are doing well in

their various fields of endeavour, and indeed all willing investors,

to invest in these and other areas.

16.  We will restore the waning moral values of our youths and

dissuade them from engaging in illegal and criminal activities. The

moral fabric of our communities must be strengthened with the

organization of annual events that reward good behaviours, while

people will be free to practice their religions, which is a great

source of morality. Our concept of 'Omoluabi' must not be jettisoned.

After all, as the saying goes, it is not what you do for your

children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that

will make them successful human beings.

17.  Since we don't want to wait forever for the desired change to

come to Iyin, we will be identifying quick wins that will signal the

dawn of a new day for Iyin. That is why today, after this ceremony, I

will be commissioning two boreholes that were donated by an

illustrious daughter of the town, Chief Mrs. Joke Chukwuma. I am using

this opportunity to

call on all the sons and daughters of Iyin, both at home and abroad,

to emulate Chief Mrs Chukwuma by joining hands with us to make our

town great. Our forebears have done a great job. Let's continue from

where they stopped.

18.  Your Excellencies, distinguished ladies and gentlemen. I was born

in the great town of Iyin, where I also grew up and where I had my

early education. I walked the streets. I know all the landmarks of the

great, historic town. I am a proud son of Iyin, and today I stand here

to proclaim to the world that I am a proud Oluyin of Iyin!

19.  Congratulations to all of us, as we begin another journey to

greatness. God bless Iyin Ekiti, God bless Ekiti State and may God

Bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

20.   I thank you all for your kind attention.