OBJ, IBB and Abubakar meet over state of the nation Former President, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, Tuesday, visited Generals Ibrahim Babangida in Minna where he held a closed door meeting with the former heads of state, Generals Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar over the state of the nation and the ailing health of the incumbent pope resident, Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari’s Health: Obasanjo, IBB, Abdulsalami Meet In Minna The meeting which was held in the uphill residence of former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida was said to have lasted for about three hours. Our correspondent gathered that former president Obasanjo who arrived Minna Airport was welcomed by the state governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello who also drove him straight to Gen. Babangida’s house where Gen. Abubakar was also said to be waiting. During the meeting, the three leaders were said to have discussed extensively on the the problem confronting the country. It was gathered that the three former leaders agreed to speak out at the appropriate time on the issue. All the domestic and security staff of General Babangida and governor Bello were excused from the visinity of the meeting. At the end of the meeting, the governor also drove Obasanjo back to the airport to his destination.
Concerned Omo Yoruba Worldwide Berates Alaafin’s Contempt Toward Ooni of Ife
The Concerned Omo Yoruba Worldwide joins millions of Oodua descendants across the globe in condemning the recent actions and statements of the Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Hakeem Owoade, directed against the Arole Oodua, His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojájá II, CFR. , L.L.D. We received with shock the press release purportedly issued by the Alaafin, wherein he openly challenged the authority of the Ooni to confer the chieftaincy title of Okanlomo Oodua on Engineer Dotun Sanusi, a highly respected Ibadan son and entrepreneur of note. The outcry from the Alaafin’s palace over this conferment is both unnecessary and unwarranted. Even more troubling is the unprecedented 48-hour ultimatum allegedly issued to the Ooni ; an action we regard as a blatant display of disrespect, bereft of the decency, wisdom, and diplomacy expected of royalty. It is important to emphasize that the Ooni of Ife is not only the custodian of the sacred Od...
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