Ugbo-Nla divinely established
By Kehinde Adejumo
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Oba (Dr) Mobolorunduro Ogunfeyimi Lene ll of Ugbo-Nla community has revealed that the establishment of the community was divine.
He made this known to Community Hope during a chat at an event held at Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State recently .
He said it was God that instructed his father, Oba Ogunfeyimi Lene I, to move to the area and establish the town.
“Before now this place (ugbo-Nla) was a thick forest that housed dangerous animals” the monarch explained.
Ogunfeyimi said his father was endowed with divine gift like Moses Orimolade the founder of Cherubim and Seraphim Church and Apostle Ayo Babalola founder of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC).
He said God gave his father so much power that many people were coming from both far and near to the area to see him on issues that needed divine attention, and whatever he told them come to pass, because he heard from God directly.
He prophesied long time ago that Igbokoda would become the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, contrary to the popular wish of educated and the influential people of Ilaje land “.
Ogunfeyimi said his father’s prophecy generated controversies as he was shouted down, because majority of the people at the meeting supported Atijere. “But today, Igbokoda is the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area “.
Testifying to the power of God in his father’s life, the monarch said, “my father healed so many people and even raised the dead”.
Speaking on how influential his father was before his death, Ogunfeyimi noted that “it was my father that brought Chief Obafemi Awolowo to Ilaje. Even the then Head of state, General Yakubu Gowon recognized him. Anytime he traveled to Lagos, the Head of State would send high power delegation to welcome him”.
He thanked the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for the development he brought to bear in the area, especially on the issue of electricity .
According to him, the area has been in darkness for close to ten years but with the rate the work is going, within the next few months it will be completed .
He called on investors to come to the area to establish industries, saying that the area is peaceful and business friendly.
He also called on the state government to initiate more development oriented projects that is capable of generating employment for the unemployed youths in the area.
Ogunfeyimi said the area is blessed with so many mineral resources waiting to be harnessed.
According to him, when the area is developed, people from various areas will settle there and foreign investors will be interested in settling up industries, thereby reducing unemployment to the barest minimum.
A resident of the area, Mr Adeyofa Poroye commended Governor Akeredolu for his timely intervention on the electricity issue.
He however pleaded with the Governor for more developmental projects and then completion of project flagged off by previous administrations in the state.