Obasanjo Mourn Oba Akran: Na Loss We Go Remember

My people, wetin go fit scatter your heart pass when you hear sey Oba De Wheno Aholu Menu-Toyi I, the Akran of Badagry don waka comot this life? E no be small matter o! Former President Olusegun Obasanjo just drop some serious words for this great man wey don reign for over 48 years, and na true wey him talk.

Obasanjo yarn sey the late monarch na true apostle of unity, inter-ethnic cohesion, and all those good things wey we dey find for Naija. He say the news hit am like say person just slap am for face. E describe Oba Akran as one of the ogbonge traditional rulers wey people dey respect for Lagos State no be small.

Na for Monday, the news break say the Oba don Enta heaven at the age of 89 after brief illness wey no allow am gree rest. E don live better life wey span over eight decades, and na this kind long reign dey make am one of the longest-serving monarchs wey this country don see.

As Obasanjo dey talk am, dem no go forget wetin Oba Akran do for Badagry. Na true sey this town carry plenty history for body, and di Abobaku wey just pass gree help am promote cultural and artistic things wey dey burst brain. E no just be monarch wey dey wear crown alone; e be like father wey dey gather everybody together.

Obasanjo still talk say Oba Akran use im reign as chance to bring peace, stability, and harmony. E encourage unity among people of Badagry, both for obodo Naija and diasporans wey dey outside. No be every king fit do all these things, and for dat reason, na why e dey so special.

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu sef don talk his own. E yarn sey Oba Akran loss na big blow not just for Badagry but for Lagos and Naija as a whole. All the people wey dey respect am don feel am, as e don leave im mark for the traditional council.

Obasanjo don send im condolence to the royal family and everyone wey dey mourn. E advise dem sey make dem take heart, sey though dem love Oba Akran, im creator love am more. Na wetin many of us dey always need to remind ourselves. Legacy wey Oba Akran build no go just disappear, e go dey live on for our hearts and minds.

So my people, no let this wonderful legacy wey Oba Akran carry go die like dat. Make we dey push for that unity wey he hold strong. As we dey mourn, we still go celebrate the life wey he live and everything wey e stand for. Rest well, Oba Akran. Na your legacies go dey shine like star for our land for years to come.