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Sunday, September 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 Presidential campaigner of the Labour Party (LP) Mr Peter Obi, has underscored the value of Ibadanland to the quality and superior improvement of the nation.
Obi said this erstwhile helium visited the Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, astatine his Bodija residence connected Sunday.
He noted that socio-economic and governmental past of Nigeria would not beryllium implicit without Ibadan being mentioned.
Obi added that Ibadanland had ever played a pivotal relation successful some socio-economic and governmental past of Nigeria.
The erstwhile politician of Anambra State, who was accompanied connected his sojourn by chieftain of LP and salient indigenes of Igboland acknowledged the contributions of the indigenes of Ibadanland, some astatine location and diaspora, to the maturation of the country.
“The presumption of Ibadan successful the past of Nigeria cannot beryllium ignored arsenic a location to each due to the fact that of the hospitable quality of the indigenes.
“Also, the past metropolis is blessed with the likes of Ladoja, who has seen it each arsenic erstwhile politician and Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“It is expected that his wealthiness of acquisition volition beryllium brought to carnivore successful his caller royal duty arsenic the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland.
“Oba Ladoja volition bask the enactment of each and sundry crossed the state successful his caller assignment.
“On my part, I volition render indispensable assistance to marque the reign of Ladoja arsenic the 44th Olubadan successful,” helium said.
The Olubadan-designate, successful his response, noted that his aspiration to the throne of Olubadan was successful furtherance of his work to humanity
“That I americium live contiguous is simply a further confirmation of the Grace of God upon my life.
“It is God who enthroned Olubadan, not due to the fact that you person wealth oregon influential radical astir you. That is why, I volition support connected offering acknowledgment to Him.
“I conscionable spot my assignment arsenic Olubadan arsenic different accidental for service. Many radical erroneously judge that the throne is for glamour.
“The clip of glamour is gone; it is astir work and what you person connected the array for the radical successful society,” helium added. (NAN)
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