The former governor of Lagos State made this declaration on
Friday in Ijebu-Ode during a special prayer session held at the Central Mosque
in the city to mark the 80th birthday of the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru
Kayode Adetona, the Ogbagba II. Tinubu extolled the doggedness of the paramount
ruler.
Speaking at the event, Tinubu, who returned to the country
because of the occasion, urged the monarch not to allow some politicians hijack
his birthday celebration and turn it into a political platform for campaign.
Tinubu narrated that, “I remember in 1991, 1992 and 1993
during the military junta, when the Yoruba was the target of the then
government. They thought they could silence you, they planned to kill you, they
planned to remove you through a local government, but they failed. They did it
to Sultan of Sokoto and they succeeded.
“I will never forget when you invited us to your palace for
one of our meetings. When we got there and we were about to commence our meeting,
we were told that soldiers have surrounded the palace with guns. You told us
then that there was no problem and we should continue our meeting.
“You said they don’t know that there are many ways into the
palace. After our meeting, you opened another door for us and nothing happened
to us.
“You are not part of the useless Obas in Yorubaland who will
sell out, we know them and it is not yet time to mention names. In Yorubaland
today, you are the best monarch and that is not contestable. The good Obas’ in
Yorubaland, who are forthright, firm and stand by the truth are not up to five,
they are just three. Oba Awujale, Oba Akiolu and another. May you live long in
good health and abundant God blessing.”
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