{"id":1296,"date":"2025-10-01T19:31:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1296"},"modified":"2025-10-01T19:31:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:31:53","slug":"protocol-arrangement-kept-me-from-olubadan-coronation-atiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1296","title":{"rendered":"Protocol arrangement kept me from Olubadan coronation \u2013 Atiku"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday attributed his absence at the coronation of the former Oyo State Governor, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, to protocol arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Atiku gave the explanation when he, alongside prominent African Democratic Congress coalition leaders, paid Ladoja a visit at his private residence in Ibadan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. 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We regretted that we didn\u2019t attend the coronation. It was not intentional. Protocol arrangements did not allow us to come during the coronation, not that we didn\u2019t want to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe know your roles and relationship with some of us. We are here to congratulate you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kindly accept our apologies for not making it to the coronation. We regret not attending the programme,\u201dhe added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his response, Oba Ladoja declared that he had left partisan politics behind, stressing that his new role demanded impartiality. He recalled his long association with Atiku and others during his political years but emphasised his focus on justice and fairness as monarch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said,\u201dI\u2019m not one of you again. I am the Olubadan of Ibadanland. So, I am for everybody now. I am no more one of you. I am not a politician anymore. Welcome to my house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow that I am the Olubadan, I am no more interested in any other thing than the Olubadan. You are welcome to my house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe started from the Social Democratic Party, we were in exile together, we were in Peoples Democratic Party together. When I wanted to create identity, I went to Accord Party, which became a household name here. I know you politicians have a way of coming back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll the religious leaders, they said that the only thing the leaders can do is to promote justice and fairness. I will serve my people, Ibadan people, the state, Africa and the world at large. I will depend on your support and advice,\u201d the monarch stressed. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/protocol-arrangement-kept-me-from-olubadan-coronation-atiku\/\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday attributed his absence at the coronation of the former Oyo State Governor, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, to protocol arrangements. Atiku gave the explanation when he, alongside prominent African Democratic Congress coalition leaders, paid Ladoja a visit at his private residence in Ibadan. 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