Ilobu Community, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government area of Osun State, has begged the Federal Government to immortalise Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, the former Chief of Army Staff, in the hometown one year after his demise.
The community, which suspended its yearly anniversary in 2024 to mourn Lagbaja, unveiled the 2025 anniversary through the President of Ilobu-Asake Development Union(IADU), Pastor Olufemi Salako.
Speaking about Lagbaja, Salako said: “If you come into our town today, there is nothing to show that we have produced a son like Lagbaja, it is unfortunate, nothing to show visitors that our town produced such a prominent figure. We need to show him to the world, that he has done extraordinarily well for that state and the country at large, so we want him to be immortalised.
“We are still engaging the Federal government and the Army to come and do something for us. Although, before Lagbaja’s death, the Nigerian Army community built a modern hospital for us which is not named after him. The Federal Government and the Army should immortalise our son in his hometown.”
The community also wooed investors after the communal crisis that destroyed over N2billion property, calling on Governor Ademola Adeleke to provide succour for residents of Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin affected during the communal clash.
He said:;“While we believe that the era of commotions has gone, the scars are still there. Over two billion properties destroyed remain in ruins. We call on Governor Ademola Adeleke to help us in providing succour to those seriously affected by the crisis, most especially, this year’s crisis. Businesses were devastated and many are yet to recover, and many families became homeless due to the crisis.”
