Members of the Gboleru Ruling House of Ikirun have called on Osun State Government, Ikirun kingmakers, indigents and residents of the ancient town to support one of their sons, Prince Tajudeen Adesegun Gboleru as the next Akirun of Ikirun land.
Head of the family, Prince Gboyega Olatunji made this call in Osogbo, Osun State capital on Friday during a press conference organized by the ruling house.
Olatunji, flanked by other family members, called on the people of Ikirun to dismiss the rumour flying around that Gboleru Ruling House does not have credible candidate for the position, adding that they are ready to present a competent person with local and international experience for the throne. He called on other ruling houses to support Gboleru as “we have done in the past.”
The family head added that the Gboleru is next house to produce the new Akirun after Obaara and Adedeji have done in the past.
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Olatunji, said “according to the Ikirun District Chieftaincy Declaration and Gazette of 1959, approved in 1960, re-registered in 1970, which were done during the reign of Late Oba Lawani Adeyemi, and its subsequent version, especially the Gazette of 1980 signed by late Chief Bola Ige, the former Governor of old Oyo State, there are three ruling houses in Ikirun land, they are Obaara, Adedeji and Gboleru Ruling Houses.
“Oba Lawani Adeyemi is from Obaara and he ruled between 1954 – 1989, after which late Oba Olayiwola Adedeji II came on throne between 1991 to 2021. It’s therefore crystal clear that Gboleru Ruling House is next in line to produce the next Akirun of Ikirun land”.
Speaking on the pedigree of their candidate, Olatunji said Prince Tajudeen Adesegun Gboleru, a businessman of repute and financial expert, is positioned to take the ancient town to the greater heights.
“Although the next 20 years is fraught with uncertainty and unforeseen circumstances, changes are likely. The Gboleru Ruling House believes that next Akinrun should be a man who is tested in all ramification and has structured plan vision to develop Ikirun as a dynamic, resilient, liveable and inclusive nodal city with strong social, economic, human, and infrastructural base that will significantly sustain the city as a state industrial hub that ensures employment generation especially among youths, poverty reduction and environmental sustainability.
“The Gboleru Ruling House, which unarguably is next in line to produce the next king, is blessed with many competent professionals of pedigree who are well exposed both locally and internationally to bring the needed development to the town. One of ery prominent among them is Prince Tajudeen Adesegun Adejumo Gboleru, a business analyst, project coordinator and business owner who has spent the last 20 years solving Complex Business Problems and fuelling multimillion-dollar revenue growth.
“We therefore call on all stakeholders including the kingmakers, Ikirun elders to call out those who are instigating unholy process of installing a new king to consider the overall benefits of installing a competent person over their own personal interest. We also call on the other two ruling houses to support a peaceful selection by cooperating with Gboleru Ruling House for the good of our land.
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“The family also implores the Government of State of Osun to demand from the kingmakers to do the needful by ensuring peaceful ascension of the new monarch to put the town on the path of progress and development that the indigenes will benefit from having a world-class personality as their King
“We, therefore, call on all stakeholders, including the kingmakers, Ikirun elders, to call out those who are instigating the unholy process of installing a new king to consider the overall benefits of installing a competent person over their own personal interest. We also call on the other two ruling houses to support a peaceful selection by cooperating with the Gboleru Ruling House for the good of our land.”
