The Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, has given his royal nod and blessings to Hon. Oluwatobi Taiwo Doregos popularly known as OTD over his intention to contest for House of Assembly in the State.
The monarch gave the blessings during Hon. Oluwatobi Taiwo visit to the Ake palace as part of his familiarisation/tour to those that are key in Egbaland for endorsement and to use the occasion as a platform of informing them about the contest which he kick started from the Ake palace in the presence of the Kabiesi, Alake of Egbaland.
Oba Gbadebo commended the family lineage of Hon. Oluwatobi Taiwo Doregos and discribed the family as a very trustworthy one with a name that can be proud of at any point in time, highly discipline, faithful, very reliable, committed and also dedicated to serve humanity at large with a clear integrity.
Kabiesi noted that, the roles that his late political father, Chief Segun Taiwo, the former Oluwo Ake play during his struggle to become the Alake of Egbaland can not be forgotten in the history of his reign as the paramount ruler of Egbaland and will forever be grateful to the family.
He said, with the little that he knows and heard about Hon. Oluwatobi Taiwo Doregos, he is a good son of Egbaland that can lead people rightly as much not difference between him and his father. Kabiesi further urged people of Egbaland to support his candidacy and admonished him to always look back at the people that work with him before getting to the position and also not contest election for his personal gains rather for the sake of serving humanity at large as a good representative of his people.
Oba Gbadebo assured him of the support of the people of Egbaland in his quest and he should never let them down when assumes office, appealing to him to be more concern about the good name left behind by his family and make sure he fulfilled every single promised made to the people and not far from them and wishing him the best in his quest to represent Abeokuta South Constituency 1 at Ogun State House of Assembly.
Hon. Oluwatobi Taiwo Doregos is a native of Egba Ake, Abeokuta South Local Government area of the State , whom had served in various capacity both at the State and outside the State. A philanthropist, promoter of Egba cultural heritage and Yoruba culture in general.
Among the high Chiefs at the Ake palace with Kabiesi are the Bantun of Egbaland, High Chief Kehinde Sofenwa, the first Alawo-erin of Egbaland, high Chief Nurudeen Olaleye among others.
