The Orunja of Odigbo Kingdom in Odigbo local government area of Ondo State, Rufus Olugboyega Akinrinmade, has conferred on philanthropist, Oladele Fajemirokun the chieftaincy title of Asoju Oba of Odigbo Kingdom. The Orunja of Odigbo, who conferred the title at the weekend said the conferment was done in recognition of the philanthropist’s outstanding contributions to the development of Odigbo and humanity.
According to a statement, Akinrinmade, said Odigbo is an ancient kingdom which do not just give title to anybody for monetary gain.
“We put a lot of things into consideration. Before we give the title, the person must be of a good character and he must live above expectations.”
“Oladele Fajemirokun has been a friend of Odigbo. The late Henry Fajemirokun, a well-known business tycoon in Nigeria, who happened to be the father of Oladele Fajemirokun. He left a very good legacy for Oladele Fajemirokun.
Oladele Fajemirokun is endowed with maintenance culture. He maintained the legacy he inherited from the father.
“He built on it and he maintained a very good legacy. That’s why we give him the title. The chieftaincy we are giving to him today was decided because of the goodwill of Simisola Fajemirokun-Ajayi and our expectation in respect of today’s chieftaincy is that he should be the friend of Odigbo.
“The friendship between Odigbo and Ile-Oluji that has been existing for ages, that is the legacy. The friendship between Odigbo and Ile-Oluji should be continued. We want Oladele Fajemirokun to build on the cordial relationship between Odigbo and Ile-Oluji that brought the two local governments together.
“We have a lot of developmental projects. We are expecting Oladele Fajemirokun to use his humanitarian nature to help the Odigbo people. In terms of developmental projects, like in this palace now, we are embarking on a gigantic project.
“We want a befitting palace hall, whatever Oladele Fajemirokun can do to help Orunja of Odigbo kingdom complete that hall, it will be highly appreciated,” he said.