Delegates from branches across Nigeria and Overseas last Saturday elected a new Executive Council to run the affairs of Efon Alaaye Development League for the next five years.
Leading the pack of the new Executive Team as the President General of the Efon Development League is an industrialist and global businessman, Chief(Engr.) Olumuyiwa Oluwole AIYEGBUSI, Chairman/CEO of the Olu Olu Foods Group Worldwide.
Also elected at the delegates congress held at the Community Civic Center in Ita-Odo, Efon Alaaye were Ace Broadcaster and retired Permanent Secretary, Kolawole Wilfred AJUMOBI, who emerged as Vice President I and another business icon, Prince Bamidele Jonathan OLAGUNJU as Vice President II.
The Chairman of the seven-man Electoral Panel and a former Secretary General of the Efon League, Prince S. A. ADEYEMI-ADEJOLU, who announced the outcome of the seamless Electioneering process, added that the incumbent Secretary General, Barrister Afolabi IGE was re-elected for another term, while three new Assistant Secretaries General were elected in the persons of Messrs, Michael Olayemi FOLAYAN, A.S.G I; Ojo ADEKANMBI A.S.G II and Luke Temidayo as A.S.G III.
Others who got elected included, Hon./Chief/Mrs. Kikelomo IBIDIRAN as the Treasurer; Dr. Chief Ibukun Marcus FALAYI, FCA as Financial Secretary; Peter Adesoji ADEYEMI as Publicity Secretary; and an accomplished Radio presenter, Comrade Olugbade Olu-Oluomo as the Organising Secretary.
Also announced as part of the new EDL leadership team, were a retired General Manager of Ekiti State Sports Council, Chief Ayodeji SAMO as the Social Secretary; along with Joe Oluwarotimi OMIDIJI-AKINWUMI as Internal Auditor and Jacob Oludare OKE as the new Chief Whip for the League.
EDL’s immediate past Legal Adviser, Barrister Layi OBISESAN later administer the oath of office on the newly elected executive, while the Alaaye of Efon Kingdom, His Majesty, Oba Dr. Emmanuel Adesanya ALADEJARE led members of the Alaaye-in-Council to pray for successful outing of the League’s new leadership team.
In his acceptance speech, the new President General of Efon Alaaye Development League, Engr./Chief Olumuyiwa Oluwole AIYEGBUSI sued for the cooperation and unrestrained support of all members of the League and Efon Alaaye indigenes across the world to take community development in Efon Alaaye to an unprecedented new height in years ahead.
