A Germany-based Information and Communication Technology (ICT) consultant and business entrepreneur, Hon. Olayinka Oladimeji Segelu, has expressed his heartfelt felicitations to the Olubadan-designate, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin on the approval of his appointment as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland by the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde.
In a congratulatory message he personally signed, Hon. Olayinka Segelu, an Ibadan-born politician from Eleruko Compound, Oke Ofa Baba Isale, Ibadan North-East Local Government Area, also expressed his appreciation to members of the Olubadan-in- Council, the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), sons and daughters of Ibadanland.
He prayed that “the reign of the 43rd Olubadan will be long, eventful and engender further development and enhancement of the greatness of Ibadanland as the whole city awaits the glorious crowning and presentation of staff of office to Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin as Olubadan.”
He described the 84-year-old Oba Olakulehin as “an accomplished military man, business magnate and politician of high repute who showed deep love for Ibadanland when he served as a federal parliamentarian between 1992 and 1993, during the 3rd Republic on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).”
Describing Ibadan as a City of Warriors and accomplished professionals, Hon. Olayinka Segelu expressed optimism that “Oba Olakulehin has what it takes to be a rallying point for all Ibadan indigenes at home and abroad to work towards a marked improvement in the socio-economic standing of Ibadan and its people.”