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President Bola Tinubu has appreciated the radical of Ibadan for their enactment of his statesmanlike bid during his sojourn to Oyo State up of the 2023 election.
Ahead of the election, Tinubu popularised ‘Emi l’okan’, a Yoruba operation meaning ‘it is my turn’, successful June 2022, erstwhile helium addressed members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) successful Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
Speaking successful Ibadan astatine the coronation of Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja arsenic the 44th monarch of the past metropolis connected Friday, President Tinubu thanked the radical of Ibadan for their enactment erstwhile helium came to question it.
He said, “I greet the radical of Ibadan, congratulations connected the coronation of your caller king. We’ll proceed to acquisition joy. This God-given happiness volition not go a root of sadness. May your children prosper and ne'er shall sadness travel them. Thank you for taking attraction of me. I erstwhile came to Oke Mopo to question your enactment to archer you ‘Emi lo’kan’, (it’s my turn), and present we are there. Thank you precise much.”
President Tinubu besides congratulated Oba Ladoja connected his ascension to the throne of Olubadan.
He said, “It’s a large honour for maine to beryllium present arsenic the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to witnesser your coronation, history. All the things that you’ve started, the deliberations, expectations and past that we stock unneurotic for this country. It is simply a large honour, a infinitesimal of past that you ascend the throne of your forebearers.
“It is my supplication that you volition unrecorded agelong and beryllium celebrated arsenic 1 of the uncommon gems of past to ascend the throne of your forefathers. It is my honour, joy, and pleasance to privation you this time and galore much days ahead. Many much years of joy, prosperity and relevance successful the instauration of ideology and past of Obaship successful Nigeria.
The President besides appreciated erstwhile governors, who attended the coronation of the caller Olubadan.
“I instrumentality this accidental to salute erstwhile governors similar Donald Duke, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, Mallam Shekarau and my person Rabiu Kwankwaso.”
In his speech, Oyo State Governor Engineer Seyi Makinde stated that the emergence of Ladoja arsenic the 44th accepted person of the past metropolis is simply a root of pridefulness to the radical of Ibadan.
“It is simply a large honour to articulation successful celebrating the coronation and presumption of the Staff of Office to His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adewolu Ladoja, arsenic the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The joyousness and excitement that capable Ibadan contiguous punctual america of the value of upholding our cherished traditions, Makinde said.
“The succession process to the throne of Olubadan is present good established and escaped from contestation, and this is simply a root of pridefulness for america all. I rejoice with the Olubadan, the Ibadan Council of Chiefs, and the full radical of Ibadanland.
“It is my supplication that the reign of Oba Adewolu Ladoja volition usher successful lasting peace, unity, and greater advancement for Ibadanland and for Oyo State arsenic a whole.”
The station Tinubu hails Ladoja arsenic 44th Olubadan, recalls Ibadan’s relation successful ‘Emi l’okan’ victory appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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