By Olamide Yinusa
Beninese resident in Nigeria, Ogun State are set to honour the Governor of the state, Prince Dapo Abiodun with PÈRE PEUCOMMUN (Father Uncommon), the highest award that could be bestowed on anyone with a significant contribution to the group.
This hint was contained in a Press release which emanated from their secretariat located at Ikereku area of Abeokuta, Ogun State signed by the President of the group, Mr. Romain Kakpo and made available to the Press on Sunday, May 16, 2022.
He said the group decided to confer the honour on the Governor as a result of his administration’s immeasurable and significant contributions to the wellbeing, security and support of sorts to their people in the state.
“Our decision to honour His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun, the Governor of Ogun State as PÈRE PEUCOMMUN (Father Uncommon), the highest award that can be conferred on anyone by our union in Ogun State is a result of the fatherly roles he has been playing to we, Beninese resident in the state.
“We know Nigerians and Beninese (Egun) have fraternal and cultural relationship, we are not strangers in Nigeria because we are connected by blood, even though we are now geographically interspersed, all the same, we enormously appreciate the laudable efforts of his administration in making our stay in the state quite comfortable, in terms of security, provision farmland for our farming activities and allied support.
The release reads, ” We are conferring the award on His Excellency for the reasons, which include among others: his warm and fatherly disposition to we, Beninese resident in the state; support to our farming project; immeasurable benefits we derive from his security architecture as we go about our responsibilities without any fear of molestation, abuse or maltreatment and his people-oriented style of governance which stands the state out as a model for many other states in the country.
According to the President, Kakpo, the award’s presentation ceremony is planned to hold on May 20, 2022, adding that they would like to present it to the Governor with pomp and pageantry that would enable them exhibit their rich cultural heritage.
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