Another feather was added to already heavily nested cap of Otunba Gani Adams ,the national leader of the Oodua People’s Congress OPC as he was honoured with Akinjagunla of Ogidiland by His Royal Majesty Oba Rabiu Oladimeji Sule, the Ologidi of Ogidi Kogi state.
Oba R O Sule while conferring the title of Aare Akinjagunla of Ogidi to the founder of Oodu Progressives Union (OPU) said the honour is in recognition of his contributions to the socio-cultural development of Yoruba race and his role in promoting and fighting for the interest of the race.
“Ogidi chieftaincy title is not for sale, we give to people who with good character and pedigree, people who have contributed meaningfully for the development of the society as a way of encouraging them to do more
In his response, Otunba Gani Adams commended the community for celebrating and promoting Yoruba culture and tradition through annual ogidi day festival and others despite the distance from their source.
This is an encouragement and I want to assure you that I and my team both at home and in the Diaspora will not relent in struggle to fully liberate Yoruba race and promote its culture and tradition.
He emphasized on the need to promote our culture, “ culture is different from tradition, we have a unique culture , our language , dressing way of life even the way we relate is different from others and that is why we must continue to be grateful to God for endowing us with such potentials and other natural things which can also be used to develop our economy through tourism.
