The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba  Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, has told the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, to be conscious of the enormity of the challenges lying ahead of him in the Ministry, describing them as very central to every household in the country. Oba Balogun made this remark during the courtesy visit paid to him by the Minister in his Alarere residence. Adelabu.who came alongside some of his supporters, was received by the monarch and two of his Advisory Council members, Oba Abiodun Kola-Daisi and Oba Hamidu Ajibade, Ashipa and Ekerin Olubadan respectively. 
 
In a statement by the Personal Assistant (Media) to the monarch, Oladele Ogunsola, Olubadan, who spoke through his Ashipa, Oba Abiodun Kola-Daisi, said the critical and strategic role the Ministry constitutes in the life of the country places a huge burden on Adelabu’s shoulder as the Minister. 

The monarch equally charged Adelabu to put it in his consciousness at all times that his record at the Ministry would rub off on Ibadan, his place of birth and all the sons and daughters of Ibadan, both at home and in the Diaspora would be looking unto him as their ambassador.
 
The Minister, earlier in his presentation, said he’s quite aware of the task ahead of him and his posting to the Ministry by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was deliberate and a function of trust and confidence in his ability to deliver. He maintained that with the support and prayer of everybody, he won’t let the President and the nation down.
 
He disclosed that he’s determined not to fail, not minding the legacies left behind by his predecessors. “I want to go into study of what has been happening in all the departments, why people have been failing, and the fact that others had failed in the past doesn’t mean I must fail like them because I’m not them and they are not me.
 
“I plead with our people to stop negative confessions about our situation generally in the country because there’s power on the tongue. Let people stop cursing the PHCN, rather, let’s be praying and saying positive things about our affairs. What we confess, we experience. Let’s be positive at all times and I’m sure we will have positive results.”