By Muhammad Mamman
Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday played host to a gathering of eminent traditional rulers and political figures ahead of the coronation of Oba Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, led the arrivals and was received by Oyo State Commissioner for Works, Alhaji Mojeed Mogbonjubola, senior officials, and representatives of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA).
Also at Mapo Hall, the coronation venue, were the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade; the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Adeoye; the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale; and the Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom, Oba Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan.
Former Ogun State governors, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and Otunba Gbenga Daniel, were among the first political leaders to arrive for the historic occasion, which has been described as a landmark event in the cultural life of Ibadan.
