Ayuba, who arrived the Osun Hall of the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, ahead the commencement of the programme, made an entry that impressed the members of The Ayinde Barrister Legacy Group, which organized the event.
The first edition of the event held at the Sheraton Hotel in 2013 also had Ayuba in attendance.
He lamented the absence of other Fuji acts at the event but expressed appreciation to the group for always finding him worthy on the list on their guests.
“The late Ayinde Barrister is our father in the industry, who we must always respect. He was a trailblazer in the genre through which we have made a name. To me, identifying with anything that has to do with his memory is an obligation,” he said.
Chairman of the occasion, who is former Lagos State Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Prince Ademola Adeniji-Adele arrived the venue before the event was kick started in a show of honour for Barrister whom he described as a compassionate musician.
Adenji-Adele, while delivering his speech, sopke on how he engaged Barrister at his wedding and had the musician playing for him free.
Accompanied to the event by his politician son, Adeniji-Adele gave kudos to the members of the host group for throwing a challenge to friends and associates of Barrister on the need to properly immortalise him.
Grand Patron of the group, Chief Adisa Osiefa, expressed his appreciation to Adeniji-Adele for honouring the invite within a short notice.
The Aare Alaasa of Ibadanland, Oloye Lekan Alabi who delivered an acclaimed interesting speech, pointed out that Barrister’s place in the anal of history is assured for creating a genre that fuse others brands of African music together to create a distinct identity an fan base.
“The pioneer role Barrister has played in the evolution and sustenance of fuji music is unrivaled.
Despite some challenges he encountered, he remained resolute and created a place for fuji music among other beautiful genres like Sakara, Apala, Juju and others,” he said.
Members of the elite club, appearing in purple over black trousers, were a delight to behold with their comportment and sophistication, which redefined fuji followership. Each member was engaged in a duty within and outside the venue of the event. Their sense of commitment was visible while the even lasted.
President of the club, Alhaji Tolani Owolabi explained that the group is gradually gravitating towards achieving its ultimate objective with the quality of personalities showing interest in its activities.
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