Olubadan Coronation: 'There Is A Bright Light At The End Of The Tunnel' - Tinubu Encourages Nigerians

Picture of President Bola Tinubu, Oba Rashidi Ladoja and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state at the coronation of Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland 

Awarenessinfohub has gathered that President Bola Tinubu has promised Nigerians that better days are coming.

President Tinubu made this promise at the coronation of Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland.

Tinubu commended the people for enduring the difficulties resulting from the reforms introduced by his administration.

“Today, I am honoured and very proud to give you the cheering news that the economy has turned the corner; there is a bright light at the end of the tunnel,” he said.

“Your suffering is a pain of a painful surgery, but it has returned to the moment of growth and prosperity that is awaiting us. Thank you for perseverance, endurance, and understanding.”

The newly installed Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, while addressing the people, he appealed to President Bola Tinubu for the creation of Ibadan state from Oyo state before 2027.

The monarch jokingly asked all the Ibadan residents and citizens present at the event to stand up in appreciation of the president for acceding to their request for Ibadan state.

“I thank God that Ibadan is the home of Yoruba people. I usually tell people that any Yoruba person who does not have a house in Ibadan is not yet a Yoruba,” Ladoja said in the Yoruba language.

“I know that the president has a house in Ibadan. When they said Ladoja will be crowned as Olubadan, everyone in Ibadan was very happy.

“But they (Ibadan people) asked me to deliver a message to the president that their desire is to have Ibadan state.

“Ibadan people, is that not the message? If that is the message, please stand up and appreciate the president. We don’t have a problem with the national assembly. The president has accepted.

“I know that if Tinubu will create a single state, it will be Ibadan state. Mr President, we are in a hurry for Ibadan state, we want it before 2027.”

The coronation was attended by political and traditional leaders. Among the governors present were Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo, Ademola Adeleke of Osun, and Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti.

Other dignitaries included Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power; Zacch Adedeji, chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS); Ibikunle Amosun, former governor of Ogun; and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano.

Traditional rulers at the event included Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, and Abimbola Owoade, the Alaafin of Oyo.

The national assembly is currently engaging in the process of amending the 1999 constitution. The proposal for the creation of Ibadan state is among the proposed 31 new states.

Requirements for state creation and boundary adjustments are among the most challenging provisions in a constitutional amendment process.

No state has been created since Nigeria returned to democratic rule in 1999.

The president does not have the power to create new states.

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