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.
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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.
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.
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.
Below are some comments.
The new Olubadan advisers na WEREY.
What kind nonsense song in this from Taye currency on coronation day ?
Saheed Osupa is there, una no call
🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/leTl1Covtq
— Miracle (@Miraculous_011) September 26, 2025
Awon ara Ibadan pe Taye Currency si coronation, now they are angry he’s singing rubbish. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Iyalaya (@lollylarry1) September 26, 2025
Taye CURRENCY SANGS WERE LA FIN WO WERE @ OBA RASHEED LADOJA CORONATION!
EGBAMI!
TAIYE !!!. WHERE RASHEED AYINDE, OSUPA or the Small Alani Messiah ????💔 pic.twitter.com/kermbUiFxp
— Oshodi TO THE World 🌎 🦁 🦅 🕊️ 👑 (@Fattylincorn_02) September 26, 2025
Taye CURRENCY SANGS WERE LA FIN WO WERE @ OBA RASHEED LADOJA CORONATION!
EGBAMI!
TAIYE !!!. WHERE RASHEED AYINDE, OSUPA or the Small Alani Messiah ????💔 pic.twitter.com/kermbUiFxp
— Oshodi TO THE World 🌎 🦁 🦅 🕊️ 👑 (@Fattylincorn_02) September 26, 2025
Taye Currency is trying, but he’s not the best fit for an event of this magnitude. Senators, kings from all regions of Nigeria, former and current governors, even the President, is in attendance. And you’re singing “Orin Ote”?
This is not a political campaign, for f***’s sake.…
— INNOVATOR of AFRIKA (@InnovatorYK) September 26, 2025
The beginning of gbas gbos on Alh. Taye currency, Baba honourable
Werey la fi n wo were 😂😂😂
Lode awon loba Loba 🤣
Oba Orin or Kwam 1 would have done betterWhat’s your opinion on this???#Olubadan #tayecurrency #highlightseveryonefollow pic.twitter.com/3SBuWXvrz8
— Busari Islamiyah Jumoke (@Sport_Lady32) September 26, 2025
Taye Currency fall hand today. A whole Olubadan coronation and na ‘werey lafi n wo werey’ we dey hear? This is not motor park show, it’s royal heritage. Osupa would’ve raised the roof with dignity.
pic.twitter.com/IEhbFjk0WJ— Ola (@Ola_0498) September 26, 2025
Olorin Oba ti lo! Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister! RIP! I am told Taye Currency is the top Fuji musician from Ibadan today. He has to play if that is true. Because “Omo eni kii se’di bebere ki a fi ileke si idi omo elomin.” That is a true Yoruba ethos. E free Taye Currency o!🙌🏿
— OSLO, Ph.D. (@SultanLuqman) September 26, 2025
This Taye Currency is a disappointment. Well, if e no dey, e no dey. Osupa would have done better. https://t.co/1yCYHdxk3R
— Olamide (@ola_analyst) September 26, 2025
This is total disgrace from Taye Currency today on a special day of 44th Olubadan coronation.
Can collation of these type songs be marketable 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/nQ1R5CU2oi— Baba Adeh 👑 (@adexsj07) September 26, 2025
Taye currency was a bad choice to sing at the coronation of the new Olubadan. Just not royal in all class of shades.
— MR S H E R I F (@OfficialOlasode) September 26, 2025
It’s all about agenda against Taye Currency due to his performance at the olubadan coronation today. Whether you like it or not, any ceremony under Seyi Makinde’s administration will be handled by currency.
— MAKANS (@dammyD_tua) September 26, 2025
READ ALSO: 44th Olubadan: Ibadan agog ahead of coronation ceremonies
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.
