I’ll intervene in Igboho’s ordeal with FG – Oba Ladoja

By Adeola Badru

The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has pledged to intervene successful the challenges facing Yoruba federation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known arsenic Sunday Igboho, successful his long-running face-off with the Federal Government.

The monarch gave the assurance during a closed-door gathering with Igboho astatine his Bodija residence successful Ibadan, wherever they discussed issues surrounding the activist’s ordeals and the mode forward.

The disclosure was contained successful a connection issued by Igboho’s media bureau and made disposable to journalists.

According to the statement, the meeting, which lasted astir 40 minutes connected Monday, covered insecurity successful the South West and the emerging threats by bandits successful parts of Kwara State.

A root privy to the gathering revealed that Oba Ladoja, who welcomed Igboho and his supporters, promised to wade into his existent challenges with the Federal Government, including his designation arsenic a wanted idiosyncratic and the embargo placed connected his slope accounts.

It volition beryllium recalled that nether the medication of precocious President Muhammadu Buhari, Igboho was declared wanted and his accounts frozen implicit allegations of stockpiling arms and ammunition. On July 1, 2021, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), backed by Nigerian Army personnel, invaded his Soka residence, sidesplitting 2 aides and arresting 13 others.

Speaking during the meeting, Igboho congratulated Oba Ladoja connected his ascension to the throne, describing him arsenic “a person profoundly loved by radical crossed Ibadan, Yorubaland, and beyond.”

He besides expressed his readiness to collaborate with the Federal Government to guarantee effectual information successful the South West, stressing that bid and information are prerequisites for meaningful development.

“Olubadan has been a begetter fig to maine since his days arsenic the erstwhile politician of Oyo State. I commend Kabiyesi’s enactment qualities, humility, and enduring influence. His reign arsenic Olubadan volition nary uncertainty further beforehand peace, unity, and improvement successful Ibadanland and the full Yorubaland,” Igboho stated.

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