Double celebration for Epe monarch

The Oloja of Epeland, Oba Kamorudeen Animashaun, held a grand party to mark his 80th birthday as well as his 25th coronation anniversary on Friday, February 21, 2025, at the Ogunmodede High School, Epe, Lagos.

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had posted a goodwill message in honour of the monarch on social media.

He wrote in part, “Oba Animashaun deserves all the accolades for his impactful and purposeful life, especially in the last 25 years of his reign as the Oloja of Epeland. He is the epitome of dedication and selflessness in community service.”

Before the party, which was the final event of a weeklong celebration, a free medical outreach was held at Epe General Hospital; while the distribution of food palliatives to alleviate the current economic hardship held on Monday, February 17, 2025. The distribution of the palliative was conducted simultaneously across four areas in Epe to avoid stampedes.

Thereafter, a coronation lecture themed, The Future of Traditional Institutions in Nigeria: A Reframing of Current Realities, was held at Jubilee Chalet, Epe, and was delivered by a former Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University, Olarenwaju Fagbohun on Tuesday.

Also at the lecture, the former Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, commended Oba Animashaun for his unwavering commitment to transforming his community into the next commercial hub in Lagos.

The monarch also conferred chieftaincy titles on three individuals in the community on Friday.

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