Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has ended the 16-months of interregnum in the Obaship stool of Olu of Orile Ilawo community in Odeda local government area of the state as he presented the staff of office and other instruments of office to Professor Alexander Olusegun MacGregor as the new traditional ruler of the town.
The event which was held at the Elegun-Mefa ancestral home of the Ilawo amidst pomp and pageantry, witnessed a convergence of prominent traditional rulers in the state, Egba sons and daughters, as well as MacGregor’s international friends from the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
Presenting the instruments of office to MacGregor, Abiodun charged the new monarch, a professor of pharmaceutical technology, to strive towards bringing his “reputable” academic experience to bear while administering the affairs of the people of the community.
