President Bola Tinubu, former vice president Atiku Abubakar, former Kano State governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, and other dignitaries are “expected at the coronation of the new Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Ladoja.”
The event is scheduled for “next Friday at the historic Mapo Hall, Ibadan, Oyo State.” Tinubu and Ladoja have a shared history, having “served together in the Senate during the aborted Third Republic” and both serving as state governors at the same time.
Oba Ladoja confirmed that Tinubu and other top dignitaries had promised to attend.
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The Chairman of the Coronation Committee, Chief Bayo Oyero, also confirmed the attendance of President Tinubu and other “eminent personalities.”
Oyero described the installation as a matter of “great cultural and historical significance,” calling it a “reaffirmation of unique and timeless chieftaincy system of Ibadanland.”
He said that the succession process is a “testament to its democratic and orderly tradition, a system that has ensured peace and stability for generation.”
He also stated, “The ascension of Oba Ladoja is a journey of many years back, a path meticulously followed and guided by the wisdom of the ancestors.”
The Oyo State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon. Ademola Ojo, described the Olubadan stool as a “revered stool and pride cultural identity not just to Ibadanland, but Yorubaland and Nigeria as a whole.”
He said that Ladoja’s coronation “signified unity, peace and fundamental celebration of Yoruba heritage.”
Oyero also noted that Ladoja, having been a “one-time Senator, governor, and now Olubadan, would be equipped with unique understanding of the grassroots to the corridor of power,” and that the people of Ibadan were confident he would “bring his wealth of experience to the throne.”
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