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The Ondo State government yesterday honoured some of its late
sons and daughters who had made their marks in their callings and contributed
to the development of the state and Nigeria in general.
At the event, which was celebrated at the Cocoa Conference Hall
in the Governor’s Office, Akure, the government presented the 2011 calendar,
which featured 12 noble indigenes who contributed in diverse ways to making the
state proud in their endeavours.
Governor Olusegun Mimiko at the event said it goes beyond
presentation of the state calendar but to remember the forebears as an
important aspect of the future.
“Today, the nation is suffering from a warped value system
because we have neglected our rich historical past, with both the youth and the
adult facing one direction that has seen the nation as indolent, corrupt, and
to the extreme, a failed state,” Mr. Mimiko said.
He said for the nation to move forward, everyone must know what
happened in the past, relate it with the present, and use same to project into
the future rather than joining the maddening crowd, the rat race, and the quick
rich syndrome.
“The calendar is the celebration of the best of our best. It is
a deliberate attempt to make it a collector’s edition, an invaluable item to
educate and inform, while also jostling us out of our reverie of only sharing a
non-existence cake instead of baking a cake and bringing wealth into existence
for this generation and posterity.
“The collector’s item is to inspire and inculcate in the young
ones beauty and riches of hard work,” he said.
The heroes that were celebrated included, the first executive governor of
the state, Adekunle Ajasin; the first Nigerian soldier to be commissioned as
General, Samuel Ademulegun; Justice Akinola Aguda; highlife music star, Roy
Chicago; fiery lawyer, Gani Fayehinmi; the celebrated Yoruba author, Daniel
Fagunwa; Ifedayo Oladapo; Babatunde Jose; Mrs. Akintunde Ighodalo; Gabriel
Akindeko; Christoher Akinfosile; and Justice Olakunle Orojo.
The Ondo State government yesterday honoured some of its late sons and daughters who had made their marks in their callings and contributed to the development of the state and Nigeria in general.
At the event, which was celebrated at the Cocoa Conference Hall in the Governor’s Office, Akure, the government presented the 2011 calendar, which featured 12 noble indigenes who contributed in diverse ways to making the state proud in their endeavours.
Governor Olusegun Mimiko at the event said it goes beyond presentation of the state calendar but to remember the forebears as an important aspect of the future.
“Today, the nation is suffering from a warped value system because we have neglected our rich historical past, with both the youth and the adult facing one direction that has seen the nation as indolent, corrupt, and to the extreme, a failed state,” Mr. Mimiko said.
He said for the nation to move forward, everyone must know what happened in the past, relate it with the present, and use same to project into the future rather than joining the maddening crowd, the rat race, and the quick rich syndrome.
“The calendar is the celebration of the best of our best. It is a deliberate attempt to make it a collector’s edition, an invaluable item to educate and inform, while also jostling us out of our reverie of only sharing a non-existence cake instead of baking a cake and bringing wealth into existence for this generation and posterity.
“The collector’s item is to inspire and inculcate in the young ones beauty and riches of hard work,” he said.
The heroes that were celebrated included, the first executive governor of the state, Adekunle Ajasin; the first Nigerian soldier to be commissioned as General, Samuel Ademulegun; Justice Akinola Aguda; highlife music star, Roy Chicago; fiery lawyer, Gani Fayehinmi; the celebrated Yoruba author, Daniel Fagunwa; Ifedayo Oladapo; Babatunde Jose; Mrs. Akintunde Ighodalo; Gabriel Akindeko; Christoher Akinfosile; and Justice Olakunle Orojo.
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The Ondo State government yesterday honoured some of its late
sons and daughters who had made their marks in their callings and contributed
to the development of the state and Nigeria in general.
At the event, which was celebrated at the Cocoa Conference Hall
in the Governor’s Office, Akure, the government presented the 2011 calendar,
which featured 12 noble indigenes who contributed in diverse ways to making the
state proud in their endeavours.
Governor Olusegun Mimiko at the event said it goes beyond
presentation of the state calendar but to remember the forebears as an
important aspect of the future.
“Today, the nation is suffering from a warped value system
because we have neglected our rich historical past, with both the youth and the
adult facing one direction that has seen the nation as indolent, corrupt, and
to the extreme, a failed state,” Mr. Mimiko said.
He said for the nation to move forward, everyone must know what
happened in the past, relate it with the present, and use same to project into
the future rather than joining the maddening crowd, the rat race, and the quick
rich syndrome.
“The calendar is the celebration of the best of our best. It is
a deliberate attempt to make it a collector’s edition, an invaluable item to
educate and inform, while also jostling us out of our reverie of only sharing a
non-existence cake instead of baking a cake and bringing wealth into existence
for this generation and posterity.
“The collector’s item is to inspire and inculcate in the young
ones beauty and riches of hard work,” he said.
The heroes that were celebrated included, the first executive governor of
the state, Adekunle Ajasin; the first Nigerian soldier to be commissioned as
General, Samuel Ademulegun; Justice Akinola Aguda; highlife music star, Roy
Chicago; fiery lawyer, Gani Fayehinmi; the celebrated Yoruba author, Daniel
Fagunwa; Ifedayo Oladapo; Babatunde Jose; Mrs. Akintunde Ighodalo; Gabriel
Akindeko; Christoher Akinfosile; and Justice Olakunle Orojo.
