A United States-based surgeon, Prince Ajibade Adeladan has revealed plans to return to Nigeria to fulfill what destiny has for him and to play his own role in the development of his country, his state and his ancient hometown of Oyo.
He also added that he is ready to abandon his thriving career in the United States of America to return to Nigeria to be of help to his people especially in the town of Oyo, in Oyo State.
Adeladan, who spoke in Ibadan, the capital city of the state recently also added that he would do everything possible to ensure that his presence is felt in the society when he eventually returns home permanently.
His words “Yes, I know many of our compatriots are going away, they call it ‘japaing’, but while they are doing this, I am getting ready to come home.
“You see, even in the United States, my co-workers ask me every now and then. Just before I came, they asked me, why do you want to leave California for Nigeria? But I always tell them, Nigeria is the biggest economy in the whole of Africa and there are many opportunities in Nigeria and also, there are many people I think I can be of help to in Nigeria. With all my experiences, with how I have seen how things are done, even though I have been on the medical field, I am very much interested in the development of agricultural practices in Nigeria and Oyo State specifically. Why? This is because I worked in Nebraska. Nebraska is an agricultural state. I have interacted with farmers, I interacted with ranchers. When, I come to Nigeria, those things are not there, those things are not readily available, and farms are small. In Nebraska if you drive for like 100 miles, you see corn, wheat farms for more than 100 miles.
“So, I said to myself, we can do all these too in Nigeria. We may not be able to build planes, build rockets or submarines but we can at least do all those things. We should be able to generate electricity; we should be able to practise agriculture, especially in Nigeria. And now came the opportunity, biologically, I belong to the royal family and it is now the turn of our ruling house and I see myself as eminently qualified to do it and my family members are also in support of that. So, I said, well, I think, I can do this and my interest has been growing since then.
“Now, I am more confident that it is something I ought to do, to be of help to our people. If you are in the Western world and you are comfortable, it is okay but if you come back to your own place, with the experience that you have and the idea that you have, you can begin to do things differently, you can begin to do things that will be of benefit to your people when you are back here. I feel that with all those experiences I have had, if I come to a place like this, I should be able to be of help, I should be able to contribute my own quota and I think that being an Alaafin, it is going to be an Alaafin that is experienced. It is going to be of huge benefit, not only to the people of Oyo but to the people of Oyo State, South West and Nigeria as a whole.”
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