By Ayomide Otitoju
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, has expressed confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s efforts to address Nigeria’s security challenges, saying the issue of insecurity, though severe, is not insurmountable.
Oba Ladoja made the remarks on Friday after meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He described insecurity as the country’s most pressing problem, noting that it has increasingly affected livelihoods, particularly farming and daily economic activities.
“The major problem that we really have now is the problem of insecurity. Farmers find it difficult to go to their farms. It is already coming to the South also,” the monarch said. “Everybody is apprehensive of going to the farm; everybody is apprehensive of going about their daily businesses. I don’t think it is insurmountable; we believe that the President is tackling it currently.”
Explaining the purpose of his visit, the former Oyo State governor said he came to thank President Tinubu for his support, adding that he had been seeking an opportunity to visit the President since his coronation as Olubadan in September 2025.
Oba Ladoja also praised Tinubu’s style of governance, recalling his record as governor of Lagos State, where he said the President transformed the state’s economic fortunes. While acknowledging Nigeria’s complexity as a nation, he expressed optimism that Tinubu would deliver similar results at the national level.
“If you know from where he is coming, you will know that he knows what he is doing. He was able to get Lagos from where it was to where he left it,” Ladoja said.
He added that despite current economic challenges, progress is being made, pointing out that states are now better positioned to meet their financial obligations than in the past. He expressed hope that by the end of Tinubu’s tenure in 2031, Nigeria would be in a stronger and more stable position.
“We hope that when he is leaving in 2031, he will have put Nigeria where all of us would be proud of,” the Olubadan said..
