Atiku Abubakar congratulates Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, the newly crowned Owa Obokun Adimula, Ajimoko III, during his coronation in Ilesa, Osun State. Photo: X/@atiku
Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday joined the people of Ijeshaland in celebrating the coronation of Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup as the new Owa Obokun Adimula, Ajimoko III, in Ilesa, Osun State.
In a statement shared on his official X page on Friday, Atiku described the occasion as one of “profound joy.”
“It was with profound joy that I joined multitudes of Ijesha sons and daughters and well-wishers to witness the coronation of HRH Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, as the new Owa Obokun Adimula, Ajimoko III in Ilesha, Osun State, today.
“I was there both as an in-law and a friend of the great people of Ijeshaland. I wish the new Owa Obokun a peaceful and long reign,” he wrote.
The new monarch, a former Deputy Governor of Osun State, is a businessman and real estate developer.
His ascension to the throne follows the passing of the late Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran II.
Atiku and Ademola Adeleke
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar greets Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, at the coronation ceremony of the new Owa Obokun of Ijeshaland in Ilesa on Friday. Photo: X/@atiku
President Bola Tinubu also congratulated Haastrup in a separate statement, describing him as a leader whose experience in politics, business, and now traditional leadership would serve Ijeshaland well.
“Oba Haastrup’s pedigree has rekindled his confidence that he will record an even greater success now that he is on the throne of his forebears,” Tinubu said in a Friday statement signed by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga.
Haastrup now becomes the 20th Owa Obokun of Ijeshaland.
