The Olofa of Offa, Oba Muftau Gbadamosi on Friday (yesterday), 27th of May conferred the immediate past Managing Director of Bank of Industry (BOI), Dr Waheed Olagunju and his wife, Hajia Mobolaji with the traditional titles of Aare Bobagunwa and Yeye Aare Bobagunwa respectively.
The well attended ceremony which had popular juju maestro, King Sunny Ade on bandstand to entertain guests was preceded with a lecture by Prof. Akin Oyebode which centred on the theme ‘Mobilizing Popular Participation for the Emergence of Offa Titun’.
According to palace sources, the couple were chosen for the titles in recognition of their contributions to the development of Offa town and the state at large.
Dr Olagunju, a former television broadcaster with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) is a member of Offa Club 80 and was a key figure in the socio-cultural group’s social and infrastructural interventions in Offa including the construction of a township library among others.
He is one of the key players in Offa Descendants Union (ODU), a group that put in place technology innovation hub in the town with the view to train 60,000 students/participants from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in Kwara State.
…President Buhari congratulates Ex-BoI boss, wife
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has joined family, friends and associates of former Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Industry (BOI), Dr Waheed Abiodun Olagunju, on his investiture as “Aare Bobagunwa of Offa Kingdom,” in recognition of his contributions to national and community development.
The President in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Femi Adeshina noted the upwardly mobile career of the technocrat at the BOI spanning over 29 years, where he served diligently and held so many positions and distinguished himself in selflessness, sacrifice and, most significantly, promoting values of diversity, unity and charity in working for the improvement of Small, Medium Scale Enterprises, which serve as live-wire of economies.
Buhari also congratulated Dr Olagunju’s wife on her investiture as “Yeye Aare Bobagunwa of Offa Kingdom,” rejoicing with the family on the double honour.
He prayed that the Almighty God will protect the family and provide greater opportunities for service to the country and humanity.
