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Family
By Akeem Abas
Ibadan, Sept. 19, 2016 (NAN)The family of the late Baale of Ibadan land, Aare Obadoke Latoosa, has commended Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State for naming a proposed Local Council Development Area (LCDA) after the late monarch.
This was contained in a commendation letter sent to the governor and signed by Chief Hakeem Aare-Latoosa, the Mogaji and head of the late Aare-Latoosa Dynasty.
The letter was made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Monday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the late monarch ruled Ibadan land as Baale from 1871 to 1885.
NAN further reports that his son, Shittu Aare-Latoosa, also ruled from 1914 to 1925.
In the letter, Aare-Latoosa said that the historic development of creating new LCDAs and naming one after the family’s progenitor was a right step in the right direction.
Aare-Latoosa pledged the total support and cooperation of the royal family toward the smooth inauguration and administration of the proposed LCDA.
“We use this medium to express our unflinching support to your government and pledge to render all assistance and cooperation required for the establishment and development of our new LCDA,” he said.
NAN reports that Ajimobi had on Aug. 23 announced his administration’s intention to carve out 35 LCDAs from the existing 33 Local Government Areas.
Ajimobi had stated that the creation of LCDAs in the state was to take development closer to the grassroots.
Of the proposed LCDAs, 14 would emerge from Ibadan zone, two from Ibarapa, four from Oyo, seven from Ogbomoso and eight from Oke-Ogun.(NAN)
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