Kemi Olaitan writes that the coronation of Oba RasidiLadoja as 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland was a gathering of political heavyweights across the country.
The coronation of Oba Rasidi Ladoja, a former governor of Oyo State and ex-Senator who represented Oyo South in the aborted Third Republic as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland though expected to reflect the spiritual depth and cultural richness of the traditional heritage was however to become an avenue for the assemblage of political heavyweights across political divides and all over the country.
President Bola Tinubu, a long time friend of the new Olubadan, was to lead the pack of politicians that include serving and former governors, Senators and Ministers that thronged the historic Mapo Hall in Ibadan, venue for the colourful ceremony.