Tinubu-after-the-ceremony
FORMER Head of State, Gen. Mohammed Buhari on Monday led other
bigwigs of his party, Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), to a
chieftaincy ceremony in honour of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)
national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State
capital.Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, honoured the former Lagos State governor
with one of the most prestigious Egba chieftaincy titles, Aare Ago
Egbaland. The event held at Oba Adedotun’s Ake Palace was part of
activities to mark the Egba monarch’s seventh coronation anniversary.
Tinubu’s wife, Senator Oluremi was also honoured with the Erelu Aare Ago
of Egbaland.
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Dignitaries at the event also included the ACN Presidential candidate
at the 2011 election, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, former Lagos State Governor,
Lateef Jakande, Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, ACN
National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, former Ogun State Governor, Chief
Segun Osoba, Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and Iyalode of
Yorubaland, Chief Alaba Lawson.The rest were Lagos State Governor
Babatunde Fashola, former Benue State Governor, George Akume, former
Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Senator Olorunmibe Mamora, Wife
of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs. Bisi Fayemi, Lagos State House of Assembly
Speaker, Hon. Sabitu Ikuforiji, House of Representative member, Hon.
Abike Dabiri, Osile of Oke-Ona, Oba Adedapo Tejuoso and other
traditional rulers.
Adedotun said Tinubu deserved the honour because among other things
he had demonstrated high courage and commitment to Justice as well as an
irrepressible fighter for democracy and protection of civil liberties.
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