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Ibadan is a city in Yorubaland with a population of 6million. In 1960, Ibadan was the largest and most populous city in the Nigeria(Lord Lugard’s contraption), and the second most populous in Africa after Cairo.
What makes Ibadan interesting is that the city was founded by different Yoruba sub ethnics groups. The ifes, Oyos, Ijebus, Ijesa, Ekiti and many more. Ibadan was a Yoruba confederation.
Ibadan was coined from the phrase “Eba Odan”, which literally means ‘by the edge of the meadow’.
Every Yoruba town or city has Oriki and below is Ibadan’s Oriki.
Ibadan mesi Ogo, nile Oluyole.
Ilu Ogunmola, olodogbo keri loju ogun.
Ilu Ibikunle alagbala jaya-jaya.
Ilu Ajayi, o gbori Efon se filafila.
Ilu Latosa, Aare-ona kakanfo.
Ibadan Omo ajoro sun.
Omo a je Igbin yoo,fi ikarahun fo ri mu.
Ibadan maja-maja bii tojo kin-in-ni, eyi too ja aladuugbo gbogbo logun, Ibadan ki ba ni s’ore ai mu ni lo s’ogun.
Ibadan Kure! Ibadan beere ki o too wo o, Ni bi Olè gbe n jare Olohun. B’Ibadan ti n gbonile bee lo n gba Ajoji.
Eleyele lomi ti teru-tomo ‘Layipo n mu. Asejire lomi abumu-buwe nile Ibadan.
A ki waye ka maa larun kan lara, Ija igboro larun Ibadan.
Ibadan was the capital of the then Western Nigeria. Whenever Nigeria ceased to exist,Ibadan is likely to be the new capital of Yoruba country In order to decongest Eko. Ibadan is only 80miles from Lagos with high speed trains, people can live in Ibadan while working in Lagos under 40mins.
Long live Ibadan
Long live Yoruba
Thinkers
In a Yoruba nation, Ibadan would be the political capital, Ife the spiritual capital and Eko the commercial capital.
In a Yoruba nation, with urban planning, and high speed rail, our people can live as far as Okunland and work in Ibadan, Abeokuta, Eko etc . This will help staunch the flow of young people leaving their homes in the villages and build the local economy.
Ile ti ya
