Today, I welcome my brother, friend and most kariable chiefo, Elijah Olusiji Oyesile, to the Elders table.
Aina Ade, Oko Folakemi,
Owo baba Boluwatife, Baba IniOluwa.
Ekun baba Oluwanifemi, Baba Ajoke.
The youngest XY chiefo ti mo riri.
It was the last day of a very eventful year,
Not only was it the year you tied the knot,
at a wedding ceremony Ilesha can never forget.
It was also a year we put the department on a sound footing,
Looking forward to another year of unmatched favours.
Not only was it the year you tied the knot,
at a wedding ceremony Ilesha can never forget.
It was also a year we put the department on a sound footing,
Looking forward to another year of unmatched favours.
Then the bombshell.
A few minutes to the end of the year,
It was decided you had to leave,
Not because of incompetence, or even negligence,
But because the Lords of the Manor were angry,
And you were the sacrificial lamb.
It was decided you had to leave,
Not because of incompetence, or even negligence,
But because the Lords of the Manor were angry,
And you were the sacrificial lamb.
Your bride of a few weeks was distraught,
The entire department was in shock,
Because of the unfairness of it all.
The entire department was in shock,
Because of the unfairness of it all.
But today, almost a dozen years to the day,
Folakemi is the proudest wife of them all.
Because Eledua turned your setback to a stepping stone,
First by taking a position in government, and rising to become the right hand man to the Governor.
Folakemi is the proudest wife of them all.
Because Eledua turned your setback to a stepping stone,
First by taking a position in government, and rising to become the right hand man to the Governor.
I can't help but reflect about the irony,
That the company that let you go on a new years eve,
Was now mandated by law, a few years later,
To ask for your permission,in your capacity as GM of the state's Signage agency,
To put up a sign post at their new location.
Talk about the rejected stone becoming the pillar!!!
That the company that let you go on a new years eve,
Was now mandated by law, a few years later,
To ask for your permission,in your capacity as GM of the state's Signage agency,
To put up a sign post at their new location.
Talk about the rejected stone becoming the pillar!!!
I celebrate you today my friend,
Not because we were together in those heady days of working late and resuming early.
But because time and time again, you look into the eye of adversity, and you spat on its face.
Not because we were together in those heady days of working late and resuming early.
But because time and time again, you look into the eye of adversity, and you spat on its face.
Happy birthday, Aina Ade,
Toba dola, a ku ola, titi laiye,
Toba dola, a ku ola, titi laelae,
Eni to feri isubu Siji, Omo Oyee,
Toba dola, a ku Ola, titi laiye.
Toba dola, a ku ola, titi laiye,
Toba dola, a ku ola, titi laelae,
Eni to feri isubu Siji, Omo Oyee,
Toba dola, a ku Ola, titi laiye.
And by the powers conferred on me by the Elders
I hereby decree that you live long, amidst plenty,
Good health, and a contented soul.
I hereby decree that you live long, amidst plenty,
Good health, and a contented soul.
Aakogun lo so be, Aase gun!!!
You are wickedly karid, Chiefo..
Many happy returns.
Many happy returns.
My Ten Kobo.
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