Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare has been installed as the Aagbaakin of Ogbomoso land by the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oladunni Oyewumi Ajagungbade 111.

The event, which was held at the palace of the Soun, had in attendance dignitaries from all walks of life.

Presenting the certificate to the new chief, Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Oyewunmi commended the minister for his strides to bring development to Ogbomoso land.

He said the conferment of the chieftaincy was in recognition of Dare’s giant strides in the development of Ogbomosoland and the country at large, which has seen him renovating the Soun Stadium, training 40 coaches, facilitating the building of the hospital at Pakiotan, facilitating the release of the take off grant for the Federal Polytechnic  Ayede and vocational training for more than 200 youths, rehabilitation of the Taki roundabout, donation of laptops to LAUTEC among others.

The traditional ruler urged Dare, whose wife, Kemi was also installed as Yeye Agbaakin of Ogbomoso land, to remain steadfast in fighting the course of Ogbomoso land.

Reacting, Dare expressed gladness over the feat achieved and appreciated the monarch for considering him worthy of the traditional title.

Dare, however, pledged to do more in ensuring the advancement of Ogbomoso. He also stressed his determination to collaborate with other Ogbomoso chiefs to bring development to the town.

The minister, while noting that the recently approved Ayede Polytechnic would be a reality, donated an 18-seater bus for the effective running of the proposed school.

Also, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Orelope Adefolure promised to establish a six hundred capacity skill acquisition centre in the ancient town through her office.

The former Lagos State deputy governor also gave an assurance that an eight-bedroom hospital about to be inaugurated would be named after Soun of Ogbomoso to acknowledge the effort of the monarch on developmental drives.