Olubadan meets Igboho, promises intervention over his challenges

THE Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has promised Yoruba nation activist,  Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to intervene over his (Igboho) challenges. 

Ladoja said this when he held a closed-door meeting with Igboho at his Bodija residence in Ibadan.

Igboho’s media office, in a statement, said: “The meeting held on Monday lasted for about 40 minutes and issues ranging from insecurity in the South West and the emerging threats by bandits in some parts of Kwara State were discussed.”

A source, who was privy to the meeting, said that Oba Ladoja, who welcomed Igboho alongside his supporters, also promised to intervene on the current challenges facing Igboho regarding his declaration as a wanted person by the Federal Government and the embargo on his bank accounts.

It would be recalled that the administration of late Muhammadu Buhari had declared Igboho wanted and froze his bank accounts over allegations of stockpiling arms and ammunition.

However, Igboho, who spoke during the meeting, congratulated Oba Ladoja on his ascension to the throne, describing him as “a leader deeply loved by people across Ibadan, Yorubaland, and beyond.” 

He said: “Olubadan has been a father figure to me since his days as the former governor of Oyo State. I commend Kabiyesi’s leadership qualities, humility, and enduring influence.

“I have always seen Oba Ladoja as a father figure. His reign as Olubadan will no doubt further promote peace, unity, and development in Ibadanland and the entire Yorubaland.”