Omo Ogun Ise Ya: Celebrating a Storyteller Extraordinaire, Pa Jimi Solanke -By Bimbo Esho
I always feel elated and privileged when celebrating Icons of high repute particularly those who have reached lofty heights as they gracefully ripen in age.
The Gateway State( Ogun State) is blessed with several Icons, famous great men and women of prestigious repute and high standing who have recorded lofty exploits in Nigeria and beyond our shores.
If I reel out names of music Icons from Ogun State their achievements would intimidate many from outside the State. Little wonder the museum section of the June 12 Cultural Center, Abeokuta is filled with bursts of prominent men and women who have contributed immensely to various sectors of the economy from music, education, sport, Politics, religion,etc.
To the indigenous people of Ogun State attaining such heights is their way of life, their tradition and culture. Every morning they wake up to the Clarion call Omo Ogun, Ise Ya on the airwaves.
For decades now one of Ogun State living musical treasure, Pa Jimi Solanke has creatively regaled all of us with the consistent hardwork of his creative enterprises.
He tells our children and grandchildren stories and entertains the adults with his didactic historical, sometimes hilarious folk songs. As a thespian on stage ,his masterful and dexterous stagecraft is globally acknowledged. Baba Agba as he is fondly called has found a new commitment through his establishment of Ibudo Asa raining and tourist center in Ipara Remo his hometown. A Worthy venture to emulate and support.
My admiration for Baba Agba as a man of many talents and global laudation is boundless and I have no hesitation but to celebrate a man with Rich thrilling Odyssey.
The Play must Go on Baba Agba
