By Our Correspondent
The Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, has given his royal blessings to the aspiration of Hon. Oluwatobi Taiwo Doregos popularly known OTD over his ambition to contest for Abeokuta South1 state constituency in the forthcoming general elections
The monarch gave the blessings when Hon. Oluwatobi Taiwo visited Efba monarch at the Ake palace as part of his familiarisation tour to some eminent personalities including royal fathers and political leaders in the local government.
Receiving Doregos at the Oba Gbadebo commended the family lineage of Hon. Oluwatobi Taiwo Doregos and described the family as a very trustworthy one with a name that can be proud of at any point in time, highly discipline, faithful, very reliable, committed and also dedicated to serve humanity at large with a clear integrity.
The royal father noted that, the roles that Chief Segun Taiwo, the former Oluwo Ake and father to the aspirant played during his struggle to become the Alake of Egbaland can not be forgotten.
He said, with the little that he knows and heard about Hon. Oluwatobi Taiwo Doregos, he is a good son of Egbaland that can be trusted and who can lead people rightly, adding that the House of Assembly hopeful has learnt a great deal from his father, Chief Segun Taiwo.
"There's no much difference between you and your father, urging him to always put the interest of the people first and foremost always.
Oba Gbadebo assured him of the support of the people of Egbaland in his quest and he should never let them down when assumed office, appealing to him to be more concerned about the good name left behind by his family and make sure he fulfilled every single promised made to the people and not far from them and wishing him the best in his quest to represent Abeokuta South state Constituency 1 at Ogun State House of Assembly.
Hon. Oluwatobi Taiwo Doregos is from Abeokuta,South Local Government area of the State.
He had served in various capacity and also a philanthropist, promoter of Egba cultural heritage and Yoruba culture in general.
Among the high Chiefs at the Ake palace with Kabiesi are the Bantun of Egbaland, High Chief Kehinde Sofenwa, the first Alawo-erin of Egbaland, high Chief Nurudeen Olaleye among others.
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