Former Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has been conferred with the chieftaincy title of Oluomo of Ipetumodu kingdom in Osun State.
The title was bestowed by the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu, Oba (Prof)Joseph Olugbenga Oloyede, Latimogun 1.
The Herald can report that this is the third chieftaincy title bagged by the veteran journalist.
In 2018, he was made the Nwanne di Namba (Brother from Another Mother) of Nmaku Kingdom, in Enugu State, and in 2019, he became the Ugomba (Eagle of the Community) of Isieketa Kingdom in Abia State.
Adesina relished his new title in a Facebook post on Saturday.
He said, “Every first Saturday in November is designated Ipetumodu Day, during which sons and daughters of the town at home and in the Diaspora converge at home, to contribute to the progress and development of their homestead.
“I left Lagos for Ipetumodu, to identify with my kinsmen, and be part of the quest for development. Unknown to me, something momentous was waiting.
“My Kabiyesi, Oba (Prof)Joseph Olugbenga Oloyede, Latimogun 1, the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu, had carefully and cleverly hatched the plan, and I didn’t even have an inkling of it. I was to be conferred with the chieftaincy title of Oluomo (A Choice Son) of Ipetumodu for services rendered to the town and the country.
“It came to me as a huge surprise, albeit a pleasant one, when I was called forward in the assemblage of traditional rulers, illustrious sons and daughters of the town, politicians, and people from all walks of life, and invested with the title. Oluomo. A Choice Son. Amazing!”
Adesina thanked the king, all chiefs as well as sons and daughters of the community who consented to his being given the title.
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