Oba Ladoja’s reign as Olubadan will pave way for Ibadan modernisation—Falola

Renowned historian, Prof. Toyin Falola, connected Wednesday said that the reign of Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, would pave mode for modernisation of Ibadanland.

Falola said this erstwhile helium delivered the First Olubadan Coronation Lecture organised successful honour of Ladoja, which had arsenic its topic: “Ibadan History: Issues successful Tradition and Modernity.”

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ladoja volition beryllium installed the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland connected Friday.

Falola said that the property of Ladoja arsenic a erstwhile politician, statesman and palmy businessman would nary uncertainty bring improvement and amended the economical information of authorities arsenic a whole.

“Though helium is not the governor, but the expectations of the radical of Ibadan and the authorities are precocious due to the fact that helium has the powerfulness to power things to beryllium achievable,” helium said.

Falola called connected the radical of Ibadan to clasp modernisation by improving connected due discarded disposal and biology hygiene.

He besides recommended the promotion of the taste practice of the forebears of Ibadanland, adding that the metropolis was connected to modernity and had produced palmy businessmen, women, politicians among others.

Earlier, the Chairman, Coronation Lecture Committee, Prof. Amidu Sani, said the lecture aimed to showcase the intelligence illustration of Ibadanland and besides focused connected correcting the incorrect cognition astir indigenes of Ibadanland

Also speaking, the Chairman, Coronation Committee, Chief Bayo Oyero, said the lecture wasn’t an world workout but a captious dialogue, infinitesimal for introspection and root of guidance for the caller Olubadan.

“We anticipation that the lecture would not lone enlightened but besides assistance to signifier strategical absorption of Ibadanland nether the enactment of Oba Rashidi Ladoja,” helium said .

NAN reports that correspond astatine the juncture were the Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, Vice Chancellor, Lead City University, Prof. Kamorudeen Adeyemi; arsenic good arsenic accepted rubric holders successful Ibadanland

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