BY TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has congratulated former Governors of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola, Gboyega Oyetola, and musician David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido and other indigenes of Osun who bagged different national honours awards as conferred by President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke noted that the award is recognition of their noble and immense contributions to the growth and development of Osun State and Nigeria in general.
Recipients of the National Honours Award from Osun included former Governors Bisi Akande, Rauf Aregbesola, Gboyega Oyetola, David Adeleke (Davido), Olowu of Kuta Kingdom, Oba Hammed Oyelude, among others.
The governor further noted that they have all distinguished themselves in different ways and areas to have been recognized by the President.
Governor Adeleke added that all the awardees are worthy ambassadors of the state and that Osun is proud of them all.
According to him, “I sincerely congratulate all the indigenes of Osun who bagged different national awards. This is indeed in recognition of their noble and immense contributions to the growth and development of Osun, as well as Nigeria. They have all distinguished themselves in different ways and areas to have been recognized by the President and such deserves to be celebrated.
“I must say that they all are worthy ambassadors of our dear state and as the Governor I am proud of them, Osun is proud of them”, the governor noted.
