Nigeria: Osun 2011 - Ooni, Others Adopt Akinbade

1 June 2010

Lagos — The Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, and other notable traditional rulers in Ife area of Osun State, have endorsed the candidature of the immediate past secretary to the Osun State Government, Fatai Akinade Akinbade, as the governorship candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the 2011 polls.

The monarchs include Ogusua of Modakeke, Oba Francis Adedoyin, the Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba James Adegoke, Akunraledoye II, the Salu of Edunabon, Oba Elijah Omoloye Oyelade and the Olumoro of Moro, Oba (Dr.) Abidoye Oyeniyi.

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