President Bola Tinubu on Sunday said the blessings of the late Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Adetona, were instrumental to his emergence as president in 2023.
Tinubu stated this when he joined family members and other distinguished personalities on the 8th day of Fidau prayers for the late monarch.
At the event, Tinubu referred to the late Awujale as a moral compass, emphasising that his leadership significantly contributed to the socio-economic and political growth of Yoruba land and Nigeria as a whole.
He remembered with nostalgia the roles played by the late monarch in the revalidation of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election won by the late business mogul Moshood Abiola.
“Baba was steadfast, he was resolute, he was very encouraging. We’ve named institutions after him, and his legacy will endure. It is left for you and me to reflect the culture that he represented,” he said.
“Our history would not have been completed carefully and richly if I had failed the last election. I was successful because of the support and the blessing of the late Awujale.
“I came to him and he blessed me and he said you will win that election. I am extremely proud of him; he was always there at that time of need for all of us,” he added.