Eminent personalities from all walk of life including the Executive governor of Oyo state Senator Abiola Ajimobi, Speaker of the National Assembly Rt Honourable Yakubu Dogara and Minister of Information Professor Laid Mohammed stormed the ancient city of okoon to honour Hon. Segun Dokun Odebunmi at his father’s burial Thanksgiving service
Others include Chairman senate committee on ICT and Cyber crime. Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, Special Adviser to the President, Segundo Adeyemi, Deputy Speaker, Hon. Lasun. Yusuf, House leader Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila
,Hon. Abiodun Awoleye, Hon. Shared Fijabi, Hon. Sanni zoro and Hon. Zakari Muhammed and many lawmakers from Edo, Abuja, Kwara,
Apart from the lawmakers, strong delegations from the Nigeria Television Authority NTA, National Orientation Agency NOA, Voice of Nigeria VOA, Press Council and others were in attendance
State commissioners ,council chairmen, former Senate Leader Teslim Folarin , Oloko of Oko Oba. Adegoke and his Wife, and many others also graced the occasion.
Pa. Akanji Odebunmi died in 2013 and remeberance /Thanksgiving services was held at First Baptist Church Oko
Speaking at the event The minister of information Alhaji Lai Mohammed said HOn Odebunmi who is one of the son of the deceased is a responsible lawmaker who is not only passionate about the development of his community but the nation at Large
The Speaker House of Reps, Hon Yakubu Dogara in his remark said, the quality of life lived by late PA Akanji Odebunmi is reflected in the life of his children including Segundo Odebunmi.
” Hon Odebuni is one of the most important member of the House of Reps, he not arm chairman politician but an active lawmaker who always makes meaningful contributions on the floor of the House”
While urging his constituents to support HOn Odebuni for another time in office, Dogara who is a third time in the house said by the time Hon Odebunmi is returned to the house he would be able to get a better place in the leadership of the National Assembly and bring more development to his constituency”
“My constituents understand the need to retain me at the Assembly because they understand that the more I represent them at the National Assembly the better for the constituency and the state.”
In his remark, Hon. Odebunmi thanks the leadership of the House of Assembly, minister and other personalities present at the event for honouring the Olokose’ s family by attending the burial service of their late father, Pa. Akanji Odebunmi whom me he described as a compassionate and responsible father
He use the occasion to demand for CBT centre for Oko community and development of other places in his constituency.
