President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the monarch of Ijesa in Osun State, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran for attaining the age of 80.
A statement from the presidency said President Muhammadu Buhari warmly felicitates with His Royal Highness, Owa-Obokun of Ijesa-land, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran II, on his 80th birthday.
“President Buhari congratulates the majestic Ijesa Kingdom, renowned for its historic military and entrepreneurial prowess, family members and close associates of the royal father, who joins the club of octogenarians, with 35 years on his fathers’ throne,” the statement read.
The President extolled the maturity and wisdom of the royal father in administering his domain, consistently ensuring peace and development, and promoting a strong appetite for education and commerce among his people.
President Buhari believes the octogenarian has successfully sustained the heritage of patience, tolerance and good neighbourliness and taken his people to new heights of integration into the global trade community.
The President prayed that the almighty God would grant the Owa-Obokun of Ijesa-land good health and long life to continue serving his people, and the country.
