Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has described the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, as epitome of loyalty worthy to celebrate.
The monarch made the remarks in a statement issued by his media aide, Moses Olafare, to congratulate Aregbesola on his 63rd birthday.
He said Aregbesola, immediate-past governor of Osun State had been a great icon of public service.
The statement reads: “Ogbeni Aregbesola as a comrade, you started with student’s right activism over four decades ago.
“As a proponent of democratic rule, you in the 90s participated in the several pro-June 12 struggles which led to the enthronement of civil rule in 1999.
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“You have since 1999 lived for the people through your sterling public service performances, first as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in Lagos state from 1999 to 2006, followed by your emergence as governor of Osun State from 2010 to 2018 and your current position as Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in charge of Interior through which you oversee very sensitive sections of Nigeria’s internal security like Immigration, Civil Defence, Fire Service, Correctional Service among other responsibilities.
“Raif, you are indeed a great descendant of Oduduwa and a Nigerian patriot with incorruptible Pan Africanism for which you are always worthy to be celebrated.
“You are an Omoluabi par excellence, a down-to-earth grassroots politician with incredibly huge followership, a great promoter of our cultural values and heritage, an icon of people oriented public service and an epitome of loyalty.”
