President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mourned the passing of the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, describing him as a “man of reality” and a towering determine in Nigeria’s conventional establishment….
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mourned the passing of the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, describing him as a “man of reality” and a towering determine in Nigeria’s conventional establishment.
In an announcement issued on Sunday, President Tinubu mirrored on the non-public and nationwide significance of Oba Adetona’s demise, which occurred simply hours after the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari. He mentioned shedding each males on the identical day was a deeply painful expertise.
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“Final Sunday, inside hours, I misplaced two males I held within the highest esteem,” the President mentioned. “Kabiyesi was greater than a royal father to me. He was a confidante, a information, and a person of reality whose knowledge by no means failed.”
Tinubu praised the monarch’s 65-year reign, describing it as one marked by dignity, candour, braveness, and an unwavering dedication to the folks.
Talking in Ijebu-Ode, the place he attended the eighth-day Fidau prayers for the late monarch, President Tinubu mentioned Oba Adetona’s passing had left “an unlimited void” in Yorubaland and throughout Nigeria. He added that the Awujale’s voice, management, and generosity would proceed to echo far past his kingdom.
He prayed for the late monarch, asking Almighty Allah to grant him Aljannah Firdaus and to consolation all who mourn him.
Oba Sikiru Adetona handed away on Sunday, 13 July 2025, on the age of 91, after over six many years on the throne.
