South-West Governors, Prominent Political & Traditional Leaders To Host President Tinubu In Osun State

State Governors in the South-West alongside the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi and other prominent political and traditional leaders are set to host President Bola Tinubu in Osun State.

The celebration, which will be the first gathering of Yoruba sons and daughters from Diaspora and within Nigeria to celebrate a president from their race, which will be described as the South-West Presidential Inauguration Celebration.

It will also include other stakeholders, political bodies, which the celebration would take place at the Ojaja Resort in Ile-Ife, Osun State on Saturday, July 22, 2023.

The Chairman of the Planning Committee of the Post-Inauguration Ceremony, Professor Kayode Familoni, and the Head of the Media and Publicity Sub-Committee, Femi Odere, addressed newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state yesterday.

Familoni disclosed that Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, and Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State are expected to preside over the event, alongside other leaders of the ruling party across the region.

He stated that the event is significant to the unity and progress of the country, as exemplified by the new president in his agenda for the country, adding that the people of the South-West were determined to support the administration for success.

Familoni maintained that the new president since his assumption in office a month ago, has demonstrated genuine intentions for the growth and development of the country with good policies and programmes.

“This celebration of our president is perhaps the first time that Yoruba sons and daughters from the Diaspora and within the country will have a structured and formal social gathering for a true Yoruba Son as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“Two governors from the South-West region will serve as Chairman and Deputy Chairman of this unique occasion of President Bola Tinubu.

“Yoruba people regardless of political affiliation are ready to support him. The leaders are committed to his success and you can see what he achieved in one month, what some people can’t do in eight years.

“The primary objective of this inauguration celebration of President Bola Tinubu in his political constituency, is to show that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is strongly supported at home.

“The immense support of political and traditional leaders of the South-West for President Bola Tinubu’s administration can only get stronger in the coming days, months and years,” he said.