President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday held a short meeting with some Ogun State traditional rulers.

The News Nigeria reports that the parley held on the sidelines of the commissioning of the Olorunsogo Power Plant.

The monarchs were led by the Akarigbo of Remoland and Chairman of the Ogun State Traditional Council, Oba Michael Sonariwo, Alake of Egbaland, Oba (Dr.) Aremu Adedotun Gbadebo, Olowu of Owu,Oba Adegboyega Dosunmu, Olu of Itori,Oba Fatai Akamo, Oniro of Iro,Oba Adebari, Olu of Owode- Egba, Oba Sowemimo and other traditional rulers, mostly from the Ogun Central Senatorial District.


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Ogun Obas, Gbenga Daniel at the meeting with Jonathan

The monarchs were said to have lamented the various attacks on the former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, after he announced his departure from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

They also demanded that the President caution his aides to cease verbal assaults on Obasanjo.

One of the monarchs, apparently speaking the mind of his colleagues, protested the impromptu meeting, which he regarded as a disrespect to the royal class.

“We must be respected because we are not politicians and cannot just be summoned into a meeting without prior notice,” he said.


“Also, we down here, always respect elders, we don’t say because of politics, one will not know his elders.”

After the meeting, the Obas reportedly proved their displeasure by reluctantly agreeing to take photographs with President Jonathan.

Speaking, President Jonathan appealed for support for his re-election and that of other PDP candidates in the State.

In attendance were former governor of the State, Gbenga Daniel, his former deputy, Alhaja Salmot Badru, Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, his Culture and Tourism counterpart, Edem Duke, former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Titi Oseni-Sodunke, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, Chief of Staff to the President, Brig. General Jones Arogbofa.

Others are Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, Peter Obi, Ex-governor of Anambra State, Ogun PDP Governorship candidate, Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, MD/CEO, Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited, James Abiodun Olotu among others.

Earlier at the commissioning, Jonathan commended the people of the State for creating an enabling environment for the project, which was started by the Obasanjo administration.

“I must commend all our people from Ogun State, especially, people from the catchment areas, the trading leaders, the youth leaders, the women leaders for creating the enabling environment for this project to go on to this level that we are here today commissioning. This is your project and we shall expect your continued cooperation in safeguarding it.

“With the support we are getting from our traditional rulers, religious and youth leader, community and women leaders, we will get to where we want to go. I am pleased that I have lived up to my campaign pledges to make power sector reform a priority and a reality.

“This agenda has ushered in new capital investment and would continue to boost more investment opportunities for the private sector players, widening the horizon of our transformation agenda through the multiplier effects.

“I urge you all to support the federal government. This is the way we can improve electricity services to the entire country,”Jonathan said.

“We are also thinking about the very unpopular one, the issue of energy from atomic sources which we are working on very hard. Of course, international agencies and companies would always control you because of the implications of developing that sector.

“And of course, the renewed sources the Honourable Minister mentioned, the solar, that is abundant especially in the northern part of the country. We have all these potential and if we can annex all these and make sure that we get power supply to stimulate the growth of our micro enterprises.

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funny.....

True talk,unlike the cash & carry idinIgboo red caps foul feather wearing Eediots will be so ready to but lick jonaa ass at any given time.

respect ur elders........

one of d Yorubas imbedded ideology.

we valued it a lot!

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I wonder how meeting obas will get him more votes Na oba go tell person who to vote?

Oponu sowenu....

This is a good news. I wonder why some tribe in the south sold their destiny to a failed cause. Their brothers keep disgracing us all over the world with drug crimes while their sisters are doing ashawo in Italy, while the eediots here keep shouting gej till.......

ejikeme:
funny.....

Very funny indeed.

Project awarded and paid by OBJ‘ s govt been commissioned today 10 years after.

Chaiiii what a govt!

APC Marching ahead.

Nig sai buhari.

This is not the time of Abacha or IBB where people can influence Yorubas through traditional rulers. We are wiser and smarter

The Obas are not stupid. Most of them will collect Gbemu and go to Obasanjo to pay homage eventually.
GEJ should concentrate on the Northern PDP governors who are openly campaigning for Buhari.
Lamido is the head of GEJ's campaign in the North and we have not seen him in any of Jonathan's rallies. The last statement he made was that PDP should go and beg Baba, unfortunately Baba has made up his mind.


Sai baba

Goddex:
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...propaganda?..lies?..hw?.pls elucidate

front page oya

Hehehehehe. Dem fall my guy hand! Lobatan

Please who is the Guy standing behind Jonathan? Thanks you all

Respect





Omo Ogun

JonaTAN will surely lose South-West.

Awon alaale ile yoruba oni gbafun.

Sai Buhari

Good for him with his silly medicine after death approach

Gej.....you see your life?

In my opinion, i think they just dont like Jonafraud but did not want to disrespect him that was why they used this as an excuse.

That's why I so respect the Awujale of Ijebuland,that dude stands out from most these 'chop and chop' royal hustlers that abound everywhere in the country.. Awujale and the Oba of Benin have my respects any day anytime

itetemi:
front page oya

nd it eva reach

This is it!

Saying it as it should be.

I pray those who have sold their consience for a nickel to learn from this.