Oluwo of Iwoland urges FG on unity

The Oluwo of Iwoland and paramount ruler of Osun state, Oba Abdurasheed Adewale Akanbi Telu I has urged the government to promote unity and spirit of oneness in the country. He made the call during the installation of the first Asiwaju of the Igbo Assembly, Emeka Martins Odumegwu at his palace in Iwo.

He asked Nigerian to forget the need of splitting the country and to put aside all tribal, religious and cultural differences.

“We met this nation this way; let’s build it and repair it. We should see ourselves as one, whether one is Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba; we are one; it is one flesh, one blood. No matter who is at the top, let others support him and build the nation,” he said.

The ruler has made calls for peace and unity many times before and has said that the divide amongst Nigerians has caused much damage in the country.

The event had many notable traditional rulers from within and outside the state in attendance.

The Oluwo of Iwoland also took it upon himself to distribute food items and gifts of cash to widows and the elderly in the community. He also took the time to visit the beneficiaries personally as a gesture of belonging and relieve them of their suffering.

“With what I have done, I am giving them life and hope and that’s the message I want to send to the leaders of this nation. Anybody that has should look back on those who don’t have.”

He used the opportunity to also urge other traditional rulers and philanthropists to take up the challenge of doing the same, reducing the poverty rate in the country.