By Gbenga Sodeinde
The First Lady of Ekiti, otherwise known as mother general, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Abiodun Alabi, the famous human Rights Activists are among the prominent personalities that will be honoured at the 10th Coronation slated for 23rd, April 2022.
Also about 200 page book writen by the Alawe titled DEVINE ENTHRONEMENT will be unveiled at the Occasion.
At a press conference heralding the 10th coronation anniversary of Alawe, Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi held at Ilawe on Thursday,the Chairman of the Coronation Anniversary Committee, Capt Kunle Layiwola said a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Human Rights Activist, Mr. Femi Falana and six other prominent indigenes will be bestowed with honorary awards, for their contributions to the town.
Others to be honoured are: Major Gen. Adeyemi Adetayo, Barr. Olu Daramola SAN, Barr. Olu Daramola SAN, Barr. Dele Adesina SAN, Prof. Ifedayo Akomolede, and madam Ibiyemi Asaolu while Late Barr. Bunmi Olugbade will bag post humous honour.
The rest to be honoured are: Mr Olabode Olatunde, Prof Olabode Asubiojo, Mrs. Bukola Asubiojo, Mrs Tosin Alabi, Mrs Mary Olanike Bello, Alhaji Olaniyanand Alhaja Adejoke Olaniyan.
Capt. Layiwola also said “We are celebrating this monarch because he was the first Alawe to be Chairman of Ekiti State Traditional Council. It was under his reign that the federal government plans to establish a Law school here in Ilawe.
“He has also made Ilawe a cynosure attracting investors, facilitated the establishment of a model girls school, High and Magistrate Courts and well equipped hospital. All these happened within 10 years of his reign”.
At the press conference where Hon. Mrs. Yemisi Ayokunle, Chief Gbenga Agbona, and High Chief Olubunmi Ajibade were also present, the Ilawe people also faulted the claim by the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA), likening the establishment of some Law School campuses to distribution of constituency projects.
They posited that NBA lacks power to stop the federal government from exercising its powers to establish the campuses, where the town will benefit, saying NBA’s warning to the lawmakers not to turn the school to constituency project, was a mere expression of opinion.
“Law School issue has been thoroughly discussed. Campuses have been coming up before now, so what the NBA said was a mere academic exercise.
“It is the government that has power to establish Law Schools. The Senate had passed the bill creating more campuses. The House of Representatives will soon pass same .
“We appeared before the Senate Committee on Judiciary to defend our position and nothing has changed as we speak, it will be sited here.
‘In UK and US, there are so many law school campuses.Over 5,000 students graduated as Law students and could not be enrolled in Law School for lack of space. If the Senate Committee on Judiciary could find it expedient to establish more campuses, so be it”.
Layiwola revealed that part of the events lined up for the celebration would be flagging off of the N300 million banana processing industry that would bring radical development to the community.