By Banji Ayoola
An ex National Vice President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and the Olumoru elect, Prince Oluwarotimi Obamuwagun will be formally installed as the Olumoru of Imoru in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday, December 21.
This was announced in Akure, the state capital by a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and the Coronation Committee Chairman, Engnr Funso Kupolokun.
He said that that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, would formally present the staff of office to the new monarch that day.
Besides, he assured that adequate arrangements had been concluded to host the event, which is expected to attract dignitaries from all over the country.
The planned coronation would climax Obamuwagun’s election among four other contestants by Imoru’s kingmakers and subsequent approval by the state government.
He worked with the Ondo State Radiovision Corporation, OSRC, for over 30 years in different capacities.
An author and multiple award winner, the Olumoru elect attended New Church Grammar School, Owo, in Ondo State and also studied at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Ogba, Ikeja, in Lagos.
A fearless and committed crusader for press freedom, Obamuwagun is noted for canvassing adequate reward system for journalists in the country.
Already, journalists all over the country have been congratulating him for his emergence as Olumoru of Imoru.
A statement by the Ondo State NUJ, and signed by its Secretary, Leke Adegbite, said that the union lauded Obamuwagun’s choice, based on his profile as a front-line advocate for development, especially at the grassroots.
“It is our prayer in NUJ and the media industry in general that Prince Obamuwagun will live longer on the throne than his predecessors.”
