Gov. Aregbesola Calls For Preservation Of Yoruba History

Rauf Aregbesola

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has called on the people of Yoruba land to jealously preserve the Yoruba history and culture.

Aregbesola made the call  at the presentation of  a book  on historical towns and events to mark the 27th anniversary of the creation of the state.

The programme which was organised by the Department of Social Grassroots Mobilisation and Guidance in the Office of the Governor, was created on Aug. 27, 1991 from the old Oyo State.

Aregbesola, represented by his Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Adelani Baderinwa, said his administration was committed to  providing infrastructure and socio-economic development as well as  promoting Yoruba values  and culture.

He said the manifestation of  this  was the documentation of  the history of ancient towns and cities in the state.

Aregbesola said that the historical book was a compendium of historical and geographical facts as well as cultural and administrative narratives  of ancient and contemporary times

He said the book examined the documented history of some major towns like  Ila-Orangun, Erin-Ijesha, Ile-Ife, Iwo, Ilesha, Osogbo, Ikirun, Ejigbo, Ede, Ikire, Orile-Owu, Okuku, Irabiji and Ijebu-Jesa.

“The interesting stories of these towns and cities might have become familiar to us, but the novelty of these stories is most apparent to someone hearing them for the first time.

“The entire story of mankind has come to us from individual voices from the past.

“Because there was no documentation, our history has been distorted, or even erased, and the younger generations have been detached from their history.

“People detached from their history will be completely alienated,’’  the governor said.





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