President Bola Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari have celebrated the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona (Ogbagba II), on today’s celebration of his 90th birthday.
In a statement released on Thursday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President said: “I have always enjoyed the trust, friendship, and confidence of Kabiyesi Awujale Ogbagba II in the course of my political journey, through the struggles of our fight for the return of democratic governance in our country and beyond my tenure as governor of Lagos State. Throughout these epochs in my political odyssey, Oba Adetona has remained a pillar of strength and support.
“In matters of fighting for justice, fairness, equity, and a more just society where every part of our country can progress and our people live peacefully and in harmony with each other, Kabiyesi has been a dependable ally.”
Extolling the inimitable contributions of the revered monarch to nation-building, President Tinubu emphasised that Kabiyesi fought for and invested in democracy and good governance, endowing a chair in that discipline at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) at Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State, where he built a School of Post-Graduate and Research Studies in Governance.
“As Kabiyesi, who has lived and served well, joins the prestigious club of nonagenarians, the President wishes him more years in good health on the throne of his forebears,” President Tinubu added.
Also, in a statement by his spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, the former President praised the Awujale as an “exemplary chief who leads through example and shows the conduct of a true statesman”.
