Not Peter Obi: "Why Tinubu, Atiku Can Call Olubadan My ‘Brother," Hamzat Explains
- Broadcaster Oriyomi Hamzat has insisted on his stand that the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was wrong for addressing Olubadan as my brother
- Hamzat said President Bola Tinubu and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar can call Oba Rashidi Ladoja, “my brother”
- He explained the reason President Tinubu and Atiku can call Oba Ladoja my brother, and Obi can't do the same
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Ibadan, Oyo state - Broadcaster Oriyomi Hamzat said President Bola Tinubu and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar can call the newly crowned Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, “my brother”.
Legit.ng recalls that Hamzat said Peter Obi disrespected the Yorubas, noting that even the president did not address the monarch in such a manner. Yorubaland,
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Hamzat said the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is not in the category of those who can call Olubadan my brother.
He said Tinubu and Oba Ladoja served as senators during the Third Republic and later became governors in the same political season.
According to Hamzat, Tinubu and Ladoja were contemporaries in Nigeria’s turbulent democratic journey.
He stated this via his X handle @OriyomiHamzat_ while replying to a user on Sunday, September 28, 2025.
“When Oba Ladoja was unjustly impeached as Governor of Oyo State in 2006, it was Tinubu, who happened to be the Governor of Lagos at that time, who played a pivotal role in mobilising political and legal support for his reinstatement.
“That bond, tested in the heat of struggle, is what makes Tinubu’s reference to Oba Ladoja as ‘my brother’ both natural and culturally appropriate.”
“Mind you, Atiku was the VP at the time, and he was present at His Imperial Majesty’s 60th birthday. That shows that both Atiku and Oba Ladoja have some kind of history as well.”
“On the other hand, Mr Obi lacks that history, that closeness, and that cultural context.”
Reactions as Hamzat defends attack on Peter Obi
@diepole
I think this man is a reasonable person, but I don't know if he's one of those Ronu gangsters. Obi & Kabiyesi Ladoja contested 2 be governor at the same time in 2003, Obi was rigged out, which he later won his case in 2006, & mind u, both were impeached in 2006 & later reinstated.
@getrichordietri
Is it culturally appropriate in Yoruba tradition for a young child to publicly disrespect the Oba of Lagos by pulling his beard? What is your perspective on this matter? Does the fact that the child is the son of Tinubu grant him the right to disrespect traditional rulers, such as the Oba? Are they peers of the same age to justify such behavior?
@YettyO_JP
Photo from Reno Omokri on FB.... 1. Obi of Onitsha, 2.Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, 3.Chief Ayo Adebanjo. They were all addressed as "my Father-figure" at different times by Peter Obi. But an 81-year-old revered 1st class King of the largest city in Yorubaland, was addressed as "my dear brother" by Peter Obi 😔. The entire Yoruba race will remember. Yorubaland
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@SJay37563991
I love as you sit down explain rubbish😅The President, who should know better as a Yoruba man to respect the.condemnleavean 81-year-oldYorubaland. . throne is given a pass yl a man from another tribe that doesnt know much is latched on...It shows its not about your culture afterall. hatred for 1 supersedes your culture😅
Peter Obi visits Olubadan designate Ladoja
Recall that Obi visited the Olubadan designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, at his Ibadan private residence in the Oyo state capital on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
The former Anambra state governor explained the reason for paying a courtesy visit to the Olubadan designate, Ladoja.
Peter Obi under fire over adjective for Olubadan
In a previous story, Legit.ng reported that Peter Obi was dragged after he referred to the newly installed Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, as "my dear brother"
Reno Omokri, who reacted to this, argued that Ibadan predated the precolonial era, which should not be compared to towns without heads.
Omokri said the position of the Olubadan should be respected and wondered if Obi could address a monarch in the north in such a manner.
Source: Legit.ng
