Sultan Of Sokoto Arrives Ibadan For 44th Olubadan’s Coronation

Ahead of the historical coronation of erstwhile politician of Oyo State, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, arsenic the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan Land, connected Friday, the Sultan of Sokoto and co-chairman of National Traditional Rulers Council of Nigeria (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has arrived Ibadan connected Thursday.

The plane, which carried the Sultan, who was accompanied by elder counsellor successful the Sokoto Sultanate Council and territory caput of Kilgori, HRH Dr. Mohammed Jabi Kilgori, touched down astatine the Ibadan Airport astatine astir 2:50pm.

The president-general of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) was received by Oyo State Commissioner for Works, Alhaji Mojeed Mogbonjubola, Deputy President-General of NSCIA (South), Alhaji Rasaki Oladejo, and the Executive Secretary of Muslim Ummah of South-West Nigeria (MUSWEN), Professor Muslih Yahaya.

Others who were connected crushed to person the Sultan included a University of Ibadan don, Professor Wole Abbas, and Secretary of Oyo State Muslim Community, Alhaji Siyanbade.

Chairman of the Coronation Planning and Organising Committee, Chief Bayo Oyero, portion unveiling details of the coronation lawsuit astatine a property league connected Saturday, September 20, 2025, said the week-long activities volition bespeak the inclusive and affluent taste practice of Ibadan Land.

The event, slated for the historical Mapo Hall ground, has been described arsenic a “momentous taste and accepted milestone” that volition pull dignitaries from crossed Nigeria and beyond.

“The coronation ceremonial volition beryllium the culmination of a week-long bid of events, opening connected Monday, September 22.

“We person planned inter-religious prayers, a taste fiesta, a coronation lecture, and a thanksgiving service. This is not conscionable a accepted rite but a reaffirmation of our unsocial and timeless chieftaincy system,” Oyero said.

He described the ascension of Oba Ladoja arsenic “a travel of galore years, guided by the contented of our ancestors,” noting that the erstwhile governor’s inheritance arsenic a senator, engineer, businessman, and head uniquely positions him to pb Ibadanland into “a caller epoch of progress, peace, and prosperity.”