The Yoruba World Centre has concluded arrangements to bring Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC Presidential Candidate, at the
celebration of the new Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Senator Lekan Balogun on June 19, 2022.
The event, scheduled to hold at the University of Ibadan under the Chairmanship of former governor Rasheed Ladoja, is being put together by the Centre, to formally introduce the new monarch to the larger Yoruba community, by presenting him to Yoruba lords of business, politics, administration and traditional rulers to be hosted by the Governor of Oyo state, Engineer Seyi Makinde.
The Coordinator of Yoruba World Centre, Ogbeni Alao Adedayo, said that the earlier plan was to celebrate the new Olubadan among the traditional rulers and other leaders, “and we had thus invited both the Vice President and Asiwaju Tinubu.
“But we later realised that these two foremost political and government leaders from our own side here had just come out of a competition which generated lots of misunderstandings among our people, so we intensified efforts to ensure their presence for rapprochement, and we are glad to say they shall be with us on that day.
“We are not inviting them for politics, therefore, no politics will be allowed on the occasion. It is for them and other respected personalities to come and relax, enjoy the arts and culture of their own people, look at ways to make this culture become a tool for national unity, beneficial co-existence, youth development and empowerment. You won’t believe how glad we were when signals came that the two are coming to celebrate with the new Olubadan and the Yoruba people.” Adedayo concluded.
Oba Senator Balogun was crowned on March 11, 2022, and the coming Sunday 19th marks his 100 days in office, thus the Yoruba World Centre, in collaboration with the Oyo State Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism and Tunde Odunlade Arts Gallery, plans a huge celebration for the monarch.
