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Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Friday said that the legacies of late Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Olalekan Balogun in Nigeria’s politics and the development of Ibadan will remain enduring.

He noted that his reign for just two years on the throne as the monarch attracted more socioeconomic growths to his domain and further drew global attention to Ibadan as the largest city in West Africa, South of the Sahara. 

Oba Balogun died at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, on Thursday evening after a brief illness. He was aged 82.

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Reacting to the demise of the traditional ruler in a personally signed condolence message forwarded to journalists, Adeyemo stated: “there is no doubting the fact that the late Olubadan played a significant role in the nation’s political development before and during his stint as a lawmaker, who represented Oyo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly between June 3, 1999 and June 3, 2003.”

“Apart from his politics right from 1983, which centred on human capital development, Oba Balogun’s interest in sustaining and protecting Yoruba traditional heritage and institution, endeared him to many irrespective of religious and political inclinations.

“His reign for only two years witnessed more economic and infrastructural developments of Ibadanland, thus drawing more significant attention to the historical city in the global space. His death came at a time when his wealth of experience and management capability are needed most in Oyo State and Nigeria as a whole.

“I personally condole with his immediate family, relatives, our amiable governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, former governor of the state, Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, Olubadan-In-Council, the indigenes of Ibadan, Yorubaland as a whole and other stakeholders on the passage of our revered royal father, “the statement concluded.

Barring last-minute change, Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho will return to his Soka, Ibadan residence on Saturday.

His return which could be termed homecoming will be the first time the activist will be visiting the residence in the last three years.

It was gathered that the activist will be at the residence to play host to top dignitaries and his supporters in concluding ceremony of the burial of his late mother.

Igboho is presently in Nigeria and precisely in his native town of Igboho.

Igboho fled the country following the deadly attack on his residence in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital city on July 1, 2021.

It was gathered that he flew in from Germany where he had been after a Beninese court granted him bail last year.

He narrowly escaped from Ibadan, in the early hours of July 1, 2021, when a combined team of Department of State Security and Nigeria Army personnel invaded his house located at Soka in Ibadan, killing two persons, while 13 of his supporters were arrested, arraigned and later granted bail by a Federal High Court of Abuja Division, presided over by Justice Obiora Egwuatu.

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Confirming his arrival in the country when contacted, Igboho’s media aide, Olayomi Koiki said the activist is in the country for the burial of his mother who died last year.

In footage sent to The Nation by Koiki, the activist was seen at the morgue where he went to receive his mother’s body in preparation for the wake on Thursday.

Koiki said: “It is true that he(Igboho) is back in the country. He came back on Wednesday purposely for the burial ceremony of his mother. He has to come back home to bury his mother who passed on last year and Thursday was her wake keep(sic) and Friday is the burial in Igboho before he will move to Ibadan for the entertainment of guests on Saturday.

“I can tell you that all arrangements have been perfected to give his mother a befitting burial and eminent Nigerians and dignitaries from all walks of life are billed to attend the burial.”

 It however remains unclear if the Activist will make the return permanent to continue his agitation or will return to his new base in Germany after the ceremony.

Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Igboho, on Friday, said he came back to Nigeria by the power of God.

The Nation reported that the freedom fighter returned to Nigeria on Thursday, ahead of his mother’s burial in the Saki area of Oyo State.

He alleged that Buhari sent the Department of State Services (DSS) and soldiers to assassinate him in his house.

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Addressing his followers in Oyo State in Yoruba language, he claimed that his agitation against Fulani herders killing of farmers in the Southwest was behind the move to assassinate him.

He said: “Buhari sent his soldiers and DSS to arrest me in my house because I said Yorubas are not slaves to Fulanis, they can’t suppress us in our father’s land.

“Fulanis can’t stop our fathers and mothers from going to their farms. But, I’m back with the power of God and authority not that of man.”

Barring last-minute change, Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho will return to his Soka, Ibadan residence on Saturday. 

The return, which could be termed homecoming, will be the first time the activist will be visiting the residence in the last three years.

It was gathered that the activist will be at the residence to play host to top dignitaries and his supporters in concluding ceremony of the burial of his late mother.

Igboho is in his native town of Igboho. 

Igboho flew the country following the deadly attack on his residence in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital city on July 1, 2021.

It was gathered that he flew in from Germany where he had been after a Beninese Court granted him bail last year. 

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He narrowly escaped from Ibadan, in the early hours of July 1, 2021 when a combined team of Department of State Security and Nigeria Army personnel invaded his house located at Soka in Ibadan, killing two persons, while 13 of his supporters were arrested, arraigned and later granted bail by a Federal High Court of Abuja Division, presided over by Justice Obiora Egwuatu.

Confirming his arrival in the country when contacted, the spokesman to the activist, Olayomi Koiki said the agitator is in the country for the burial of his mother who died last year.

A video the spokesman sent to The Nation shows the Activist at the morgue where he went to receive his mother’s corpse in preparation for the Wake on Thursday.

He said: “It is true that he is back in the country. He came back on Wednesday purposely for the burial ceremony of his mother. He has to come back home to bury his mother who passed on last year and Thursday was her wake keep and Friday is the burial ceremony in Igboho before he will move to Ibadan for the entertainment of guests on Saturday. 

“I can tell you that all arrangements have been perfected to give his mother a befitting burial and eminent Nigerians and dignitaries from all walks of life are billed to attend the burial.”

It however remains unclear if the activist will make the return permanent to continue his agitation or will return to his new base in Germany after the ceremony.