Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, said on Wednesday that he was afraid on his coronation day due to the huge crowd that attended the ceremony.
Adetunji disclosed this in his palace on Wednesday when Bishop Wale Oke of Sword of the Spirit Ministry visited him.
“On my coronation day, I was afraid, I wept and I thought I was going to die,” he said.
Adetunji, the 41st Olubadan, was installed on March 4 at the famous Mapo Hall in Ibadan.
The monarch, who said that he never dreamt of becoming the Olubadan, added that he was brought up by the late Oba Yesufu Oloyede Asanke.
“I never knew I will be Olubadan when I was under him, but years after his death, I was installed as the monarch,” he said.
Adetunji, who thanked all those who supported his emergence, prayed for the creation of Ibadan State and the establishment of an international airport in the state.
Oke, who congratulated the Olubadan on his coronation, attributed his emergence to God, saying “ it was his turn when the Almighty anointed him.”
“I came here to congratulate the Olubadan over his installation and to also let him know that he has a son among the men of God in the country,” he said.
Oke prayed that the tenure of the Olubadan would be a prosperous one with the ancient city witnessing economic prosperity.
Speaking with the media after the visit, the cleric commended President Muhammadu Buhari over his anti-corruption crusade.
Oke also called on Nigerians to be patient with JAMB over the irregularities in this year’s University Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
“I don’t support the public clamour for the scrapping of JAMB because you don’t throw out the baby with the bath water,” he said.
