Tinubu Arrives Ogun For Awujale’s Eighth-Day Prayer

President Bola Tinubu has arrived Ogun State to attend the eighth-day prayer in honour of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona.
Awujale died last Sunday at the age of 91, and was buried in accordance with Islamic rites on Monday.

A post on X (formerly Twitter) by the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, confirmed that the president arrived in Ogun State on Sunday afternoon to attend the eighth-day prayers.

Tinubu alongside his wife, Remi, was received by Governor Dapo Abiodun at the Gateway International Airport, Iperu.
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“President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the Gateway International Airport, Iperu, Ogun State, ahead of his visit to Ijebu-Ode to attend the eighth-day prayer ceremony for the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona.

“He is accompanied by First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, and is received by a delegation of dignitaries led by the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, Chairman of the Governors’ Forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, and other governors in the South-West,” the post reads.

The prayer is scheduled to take place at the Dipo Dina International Stadium in Ijebu-Ode.