Tinubu To Alaafin Of Oyo: I was Searching For You

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed how he was searching for the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade l before his coronation in April this year..

According to the president, he at a point, wanted to reach out to the former Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau to help find Oba Owoade who had traveled back to Canada after his selection by the Oyo state government as the 46^th Alaafin of oyo.

The President stated this on Friday when he received Oba Abimbola Owoade I, during a visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Tinubu lauded the monarch for leaving behind a track record in Canada before he came back to the country to mount the stool of his ancestors, adding that Oba Owoade is a good ambassador who loved his country, saying the new monarch  new monarch has demonstrated good character and discipline, while also trying to uplift the Yoruba culture in Canada.

The president urged the new traditional ruler to join hands with his administration in  building a prosperous nation.

Tinubu: “You created anxiety at the time the nomination was announced and your return to Canada. I’d wanted to call the President (Prime Minister); sincerely, I wanted to call the President of Canada. We were together in Brazil when he told me he’d not run for office again.

“I wanted to ask him whether he can help me locate my Alaafin, but I was later assured that you went to sign off.

“I’m glad that you’re a beacon of hope to the rest of our race; the good name you left behind in Canada; how you represented our race as a hardworking engineer who wants to develop this country. It’s a good thing that you’re back, you’re crowned, and you came here first. I really appreciate that.

“We have to put hands together to build a nation of prosperity; a nation that God Almighty will continue to see as a nation of peace, stability and progress,” Tinubu said.

The magazine reported that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state appointed Oba Owoade as the Alaafin of Oyo on January 10 to succeed the late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi lll who joined his ancestors last year.