JUST IN: Emir Sanusi visits Olubadan in Ibadan
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja (left), with the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, during the latter's visit to the Olubadan's Palace in Oke-Aremo, Ibadan. Credit: Ademola Adegbite.
Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Sunday, visited the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to strengthen the ethnic bond between Yoruba and Hausa ethnic groups.
Arriving at Oke-Aremo, at the Palace of Olubadan, with a large number of followers, the Emir said, “It is a great pleasure for me to visit the Olubadan Palace again. I have maintained a close relationship with many Ibadan indigenes, even before I became the Emir of Kano. So, Ibadan is my second home.”
The traditional rulers had a private discussion in the inner chamber before they proceeded to the conference room to address the larger audience.
The PUNCH learnt that the visit is borne out of the long-standing relationship between the two ethnic groups
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