Olaoye visits CP, Olubadan, Tribune House

The new Archbishop of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, The Most Rev. Abiodun Taiwo Olaoye and Mama Ibadan Province, Mrs. Theresa Omolara Olaoye, recently visited the Commissioner of Police, Osun State, Mr. Adewale Olokode and the Superintendent of Police, Mrs. Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin.

They also visited the Tribune House and the Olubadan of Ibadan both in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The management of the African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc., the publishers of the Tribune Newspapers gave the Archbishop and his entourage a warm welcome.

Giving his speech, the Archbishop Olaoye said the publisher of the Nigerian Tribune Newspapers, the late Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo, was and still is the parameter by which the contribution of any politician to the society is measured in the country. He commended the media house for upholding the legacy of its founder by defending the voiceless and the oppressed in the society.

Olaoye also commended the newspaper’s editorials, which he said are unbiased, objective, educative and enlightening.

Speaking on how to make the nation great again, the Archbishop enjoined all state and non-state actors to come up with solutions on how best to solve the nation’s myriad of problems, saying leaders should always put national interest above selfish and parochial interests, and also to work for the prosperity and greatness of the country.

At the Palace of Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Olalekan Balogun, the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, the Archbishop noted that the Anglican Communion recognises the roles of traditional rulers in nation building, saying his visit is to commend the monarch for his efforts and also to seek on how to partner the monarch to solve some of the challenges in the society.

Dignitaries across the Province who accompanied the Archbishop and Mama Ibadan Province during those visits were: the Rt. Rev. (Dr.) Williams Aladekugbe, Bishop of Ibadan North Diocese; the Rt. Rev. Olukemi O. Oduntan, Bishop of Oyo Diocese; the Rt. Rev. Akintunde Popoola, Bishop of Ibadan South Diocese; the Rt. Rev. Shelemiah Oyelade, Bishop of Ife East Diocese; the Rt. Rev. (Prof) Dapo Asaju, Bishop of Ilesa Diocese and Bishop Theologian CON (Anglican Communion); the Rt. Rev. (Dr.) Isaac Oluyamo, Bishop of Ijesa North Diocese; the Rt. Rev. S. O. Egbebunmi, Bishop of Ilesa South West Diocese; the Rt. Rev. (Dr.) Olugbenga Babatunji, Bishop of Osun Diocese; the Rt. Rev. Olugbenro Fabuluje, Bishop of Oke-Osun Diocese; the Very Rev. (Dr.) Andrew Adebiyi, Bishop Elect of Oke-Ogun Diocese; the Very Rev. Samson Awoyode, Ibadan Provincial Prolocutor, House of Clergy; Ven. Samuel A. O. Osungbeju, Ibadan Provincial Council Secretary; Ven. Kehinde OlaOluwa, Dean, Cathedral of St. Michael Okuku, Osun North Diocese; Ven. David Balogun, Osun North and other members of the House of Clergy within the Province.

• The Ven. Kehinde OlaOluwa is the Head, Osun North Diocesan Media Team