the pillars behind the throne is long, including those who are still alive. Oba Olarinoye had a finger in almost every development-oriented activities ranging from politics, religion, economic and socio-cultural either in Lagos or Omupo. He was the first Chairman of Egbejoda Omupo Muslim Society, which was established in 1967 to coordinate and direct the affairs of Islam in Omupo. He was the Chairman (otherwise known as Giwa) of Egbe Amuludun Omupo and in 1957 the Egbe Ore-Metta of Omupo made him a life Patron. He served in the same capacity to quite a number of such socio-cultural associations of Omupo indigenes in Lagos. In 1976, he constituted a central working committee for the community called Omupo Descendants' Union, to assist him in the planning, coordination and execution of development programmes in the town. No doubt, by the time the history of book of Omupo is published, Oba Jimoh Aweda Olarinoye's contribution should be written in letters of gold as a King who left his town better than he had met it. He came, he saw and he conquered. As a natural Ruler, he was a father to all his subjects irrespective of political persuasions, religious leaning, social creed or ethnic affinity. He was an apostle of due process, transparency and fairness without necessarily mortgaging his conscience or compromising his primary responsibility to the government of the day either military or civilian. He strove for the greatest happiness for the greatest number. His reign was peaceful and witnessed appreciable growth and development some of which were: Electrification project in 1976 Commissioning of a Town Hall in 1981 Commissioning of a Health Centre in 1981, upgraded to a Cottage Hospital by the State Government in 1993 Omupo entered the political lexicon in Kwara State as an Electoral Constituency since 1979. Omupo became the Headquarters of Omupo/Idofian Area Council of Ifelodun LGA In the traditional hierarchy in Kwara State, Oba Olarinoye was the first Omupo Monarch to be graded and presented with a Staff-of-Office as Oba of 3rd Class status in 1975 by the Kwara State Government which also graded the Olupo of Ajassepo; Elese of Igbaja; Olofa of Offa and Elerin of Erin-Ile as 2nd Class Obas in the same Gazette but the exercise was abrogated by the administration of Col. Ibrahim Taiwo shortly after. However, the civilian administration of Alh. Adamu Attah revisited the contentious issue in 1981 and he