Last week, the Olota of Ota, Oba Adeyemi Obalanlege, celebrated the fifth anniversary of his ascension to the throne. The auspicious event, which took place at his palace, Ipeti Square, in Ota, Ogun State, witnessed the commissioning of the newly built Olota Royal Residence at Oba Adeyemi Imperial Estate. This was done by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who was Chairman of the occasion. There was also a ground-breaking and foundation laying of an e-library, named Oba Prof Adeyemi Obalanlege E-Library. The exercise was led by the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, who represented Governor Dapo Abiodun. Guests who were physically present to felicitate with the king were the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudasiru Obasa; a former Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Salmat Badru; a former Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Suraj Adekunbi; Senator Akin Odunsi, Senator Gbolahan Dada; the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi; the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, who was represented by the Otun Egbaland, Seriki Egbaland and Akogun of Egbaland; as well as the Osolo of Isolo, Oba Abdukabir Agbabiaka; and Alara of Ilara, Oba Ogunsanwo.
A journalist who was a former staff of Thisday Newspaper and later a lecturer at the Crescent University, Abeokuta, Obalanlege succeeded the late Olota, Oba Alani Oyede in November 2017 after beating 22 other contestants to the stool.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
