Oba Rashidi Ladoja Receives Staff Of Office As The 44th Olubadan Of Ibadan, Makes Urgent Demand On President Tinubu

<h4>Oba Rashidi Ladoja Receives Staff Of Office As The 44th Olubadan Of Ibadan<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja&comma; has received staff of office as he 44th Olubadan of Ibadan and called on President Tinubu to create Oyo State before 2027&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The new monarch&comma; while addressing the people of Ibadan after receiving the Staff of Office from Governor Seyi Makinde&comma; asked President Bola Tinubu to make the creation of Ibadan State happen before 2027&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Speaking in Yoruba&comma; the monarch said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;My people sent me a message to Mr President&period; Mr President&comma; they said the creation of Ibadan State is their priority&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Oba added and pleaded that the creation of Oyo State should happen before 2027&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Speaking at the occasion&comma; Governor Makinde said the emergence of Ladoja as the 44th traditional leader of the ancient city is a source of pride to the people of Ibadan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;27695" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-27695" style&equals;"width&colon; 155px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-27695" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;12&sol;Chisco-and-Tinubu-e1749400759922-155x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Oba Rashidi Ladoja Receives Staff Of Office As The 44th Olubadan Of Ibadan&comma; Makes Urgent Demand On President Tinubu" width&equals;"155" height&equals;"300" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-27695" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>He said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is a great honour to join in celebrating the coronation and presentation of the Staff of Office to His Imperial Majesty&comma; Oba Adewolu Ladoja&comma; as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland&period; The joy and excitement that fill Ibadan today remind us of the importance of upholding our cherished traditions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The succession process to the throne of Olubadan is now well established and free from contestation&comma; and this is a source of pride for us all&period; I rejoice with the Olubadan&comma; the Ibadan Council of Chiefs&comma; and the entire people of Ibadanland&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It is my prayer that the reign of Oba Adewolu Ladoja will usher in lasting peace&comma; unity&comma; and greater progress for Ibadanland and for Oyo State as a whole&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The coronation ceremony also drew the Sultan of Sokoto&comma; Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III&semi; a former Kano State Governor&comma; Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso&semi; a former Osun State Governor&comma; Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola&semi; a former Ekiti State Governor&comma; Dr&period; Kayode Fayemi&semi; and a former Cross River State Governor&comma; Donald Duke who are all in attendance&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>‎Earlier&comma; the Afobaje of Ibadanland&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">Chief Waheed Popoola<&sol;a>&comma; performed the traditional rites by placing Akoko leaves on Oba Ladoja’s head at the Labosinde Compound&comma; Oja’ba&comma; before the monarch proceeded in a grand procession to Mapo Hall for the official ceremony&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;‎<br &sol;>&NewLine;‎The new Olubadan’s entourage included political allies such as Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun &lpar;Ibadan South&rpar; and former Oyo State governor candidate&comma; Teslim Folarin&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;‎<br &sol;>&NewLine;‎Also in attendance were Senator Yunus Akintunde &lpar;Oyo Central&rpar;&comma; Senator Abdulfatai Buhari &lpar;Oyo North&rpar;&comma; and Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala&comma; who represents Ogbomoso North in the House of Representatives&comma; alongside other federal and state lawmakers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;