Olubadan meets Tinubu, says insecurity is not insurmountable

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, on Friday, said President Bola Tinubu is addressing the country’s security challenges.

Ladoja spoke after meeting Tinubu at the State House in Abuja.

“The major problem that we really have now is the problem of insecurity, farmers find it difficult to go to their farms, and it is already coming to the South also.”

The traditional ruler said insecurity has created fear among citizens and disrupted daily economic activities.

“Everybody is apprehensive of going to the farm; everybody is apprehensive of going about their daily businesses,” he said.

“I don’t think it is insurmountable; we believe that the president is tackling it currently.”

The monarch also said his visit to Aso Rock was to appreciate Tinubu for his support.

Ladoja said he had been seeking an opportunity to visit the president since his coronation as Olubadan in September 2025.

Commenting on Tinubu’s leadership style, the former governor of Oyo said the president has a proven record of economic transformation.

Ladoja said Tinubu successfully improved Lagos state’s economy during his tenure as governor.

The Olubadan also describrd Nigeria as a complex country but expressed confidence in Tinubu’s ability to deliver reforms.

“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 added.

The Olubadan said Nigeria’s challenges are broader than those of a single state due to differing national interests.

Ladoja added that states now have more resources and capacity than when he served as governor.

“The economy is being fixed, and we hope that when he is leaving in 2031, he will have put Nigeria where all of us would be proud of,” Ladoja added.