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President mourns Olubadan of Ibadan

Buhari expressed his condolences to the people of Ibadan and the government of Oyo State via a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina on Friday, January 22, 2016.

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the death of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana.

Buhari expressed his condolences to the people of Ibadan and the government of Oyo State via a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina on Friday, January 22, 2016.

“Nigeria needs the wisdom of such senior citizens and their wealth of experience and moral standards, especially at a time like this that we want to change the orientation and ethical values of our people to place higher priority on hard work, discipline, honesty, accountability and transparency,” Buhari said of the late monarch.

Oba Odulana died on Tuesday, January 19 at the age of 101.

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