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The past metropolis of Ibadan, Oyo State, connected Friday welcomed an array of accepted rulers and dignitaries arsenic preparations peaked for the coronation of Oba Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja arsenic the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, was among the high-profile figures who arrived successful the metropolis for the ceremony.
He was received by Oyo State Commissioner for Works, Alhaji Mojeed Mogbonjubola, alongside elder authorities officials and representatives of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA).
The Sultan was accompanied by accepted aides, Muslim leaders, and dignitaries from Sokoto.
Other royal fathers already astatine Mapo Hall, the venue of the coronation, see the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade; the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Adeoye; the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale; and the Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom, Oba Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan.
Earlier, erstwhile Ogun State governors, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and Otunba Gbenga Daniel, were among the archetypal acceptable of governmental leaders to get successful Ibadan for the historical event.
The coronation of Oba Ladoja is being described arsenic a landmark juncture successful the taste calendar of Ibadan, attracting starring monarchs, governmental figures, and residents anxious to witnesser the installation of the city’s 44th accepted ruler.
The station Sultan, Alaafin, Soun get Ibadan for Olubadan’s coronation appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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