President Bola Tinubu also mourned the passing of Awujale of Ijebuland, describing him as “a towering natural ruler” who served his people with honour, dignity, and wisdom.
The Awujale of Ijebuland, who died on Sunday night hours after the former President Muhammadu Buhari passed on.
In a statement issued from the State House, Tinubu said he received the news of the monarch’s death with “deep pain,” especially as it came on the same day as the passing of ex-President Buhari.
“Oba Adetona was a voice of reason during national crises and used his position to promote unity and progress,” the president said, highlighting his six-decade reign in Ijebuland.
He praised the monarch’s contributions to education and good governance, particularly through his endowment at Olabisi Onabanjo University.
“May our departed Kabiyesi find eternal rest,” Tinubu said, offering condolences to the royal family, Governor Dapo Abiodun, the people of Ogun State, and all sons and daughters of Ijebuland.
