In honor of the late Awujale of the Ijebu Kingdom, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, President Bola Tinubu traveled to Ijebu, Ogun State, on Sunday.
Tinubu will travel to the state’s southernmost state to perform the Fidau prayer for Awujale on the eighth day.
The President landed at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday at the Gateway International Agro/Cargo airport/Illisan Iperu Ogun State with the First Lady Oluremi Tinubu.
The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, former governor of the state, Olusegun Osoba, chairman of the governors’ forum, governor of Kwara state, Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman, governor of Ondo state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of Ekiti state, Biodun Oyebanji, among other top Ogun State paramount rulers and chiefs, presented the President and his wife.
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Before making his visit to Ijebu-Ode, President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the Gateway International Airport, Iperu Ogun State, to watch the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, attend the eighth-day prayer ceremony.
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Before arriving at the airport, the President stopped by the guard of honor and then proceeded to the late Awujale’s Igbeba family court, Ijebu Ode, where he offered condolences to the monarch’s immediate family members and offered prayers at Oba Adetona’s tomb.
I lost two men on Sunday that I held dearly dear, President Muhammadu Buhari, and Kabiyesi Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona Ogbagba II, the Awujale of Ijebuland, who had spent more than 65 distinguished years on the throne.
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The revered traditional ruler, the Awujale of Ijebu, passed away on July 13 at the age of 91, and was laid to rest the following day.
In Ijebu-Ode, a remarkable era of leadership was ended, and his burial, which was conducted in accordance with Islamic rites, took place quietly.
Source: Channels TV
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