Owo, headquarters of Owo Local Government area of Ondo State will be celebrating its 1000 years of existence this year.
The Olowo of Owo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III disclosed this in an interview with The Hope on Sunday.
Oba Ajibade Ogunoye said the celebration will be taking place alongside the ceremony for the presentation of the staff of office which comes up on December 14 later this year.
According the Olowo, the December 14 event is going to be a three in one ceremony which also include the launching of the palace renovation fund.
Oba Ajibade Ogunoye who stated that Owo has come a long way posited that there is every cause to celebrate.
The monarch therefore called on sons and daughters of the ancient community to join him as he charts a new course for the upliftment of the town.
He disclosed that he would be making frantic efforts to ensure the rapid industrialisation of the town as this is one sure way of making Owo becomes the pride of all.
Similarly, youths of the town are going to be the focus of his reign as he is going to work hard to make them aspire to be great.
According to the monarch, youths are the future of the nation and everything will be done to empower them.
Oba Ajibade therefore advised them to shun all forms of vices such as cultism, internet fraud, kidnapping and drugs.
From Jimoh Ahmed, Owo
