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Mixed reactions trail Taye Currency’s performance at Ladoja’s coronation

By Friday Omosola | 6 min read | Premiumtimesng | 3 days ago | 567 views
Mixed reactions trail Taye Currency’s performance at Ladoja’s coronation


Fuji star Taye Adebisi, popularly known as “Taye Currency,” has gone viral on social media following his performance at Oba Rashidi Ladoja’s coronation.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Ladoja was crowned the 44th Olubadan at a ceremony held at Mapo Hall in the Ibadan South East Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday.

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President Bola Tinubu attended the event, as did Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, who presented the new monarch with the staff of office, and other dignitaries, including governors and business moguls.

Taye Currency’s performance at the coronation has stirred mixed reactions online.

Several videos of his performance, which surfaced on social media, showed him praising Mr Ladoja while appearing to throw subtle digs at other kings, despite the presence of numerous traditional rulers.

In another video posted by Mr Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, the singer was heard hailing the President while also taking veiled swipes at other politicians.

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Many social media users criticised the Ibadan-born artiste’s choice of lyrics, questioning why he sang “Werey la fi n wo werey” (we use madness to counter madness) during a coronation ceremony.

Taye Currency performing at Ladoja's coronation (PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook)
Taye Currency performing at Ladoja’s coronation (PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook)

Others wondered who invited him as the guest artist, insisting that Fuji icons such as Saheed Osupa or Kwam 1 would have been more suitable for the occasion.

Some critics further accused Taye Currency of lacking composure during his performance, alleging that he kept running around in front of the President and the kings.

However, some people defended the coronation planning committee’s decision to invite Taye Currency to perform at the ceremony.

They argued that he is the only truly successful Fuji singer from Ibadan and insisted that the committee was right to choose a “son of the soil” for the occasion.

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Backstory

In the days before the coronation, Ibadan hosted a series of events, ranging from interdenominational prayers and a cultural festival featuring masquerades and traditional displays to a public lecture by Professor Toyin Falola, an eminent scholar of African Studies.

Ahead of the ceremony, authorities also refurbished Mapo Hall, issued security alerts, released traffic and market closure advisories, and reopened the Ibadan airport as dignitaries and guests poured into the city.

The 81-year-old’s journey to the stool began in the 1980s when he became Mogaji, before he formally entered the succession line as Jagun Olubadan on 1 October 1993.

Notably, he becomes the first former governor to attain the revered title.






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