Oba Olakulehin will be enthroned as new Olubadan soon - Makinde

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has backed the determination of the kingmakers to marque Owolabi Olakulehin the Olubadan of Ibadanland.

Following the decease of Olalekan Balogun, the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan, connected March 14, Olakulehin became the adjacent successful enactment to ascend the throne.

However, the Otun Balogun, Abimbola Ajibola, alleged that Olakulehin was not acceptable for the kingship owed to concerns implicit the wellness of the 84-year-old.

During a gathering astatine the Oja-Oba palace of the Olubadan successful April, the Olubadan-in-council confirmed Olakulehin arsenic the 43rd king of Ibadanland.

Speaking astatine the solemnisation of beingness organised by the authorities authorities for the precocious Olubadan Olalekan Balogun, Makinde said that helium had seen the proposal of the Olubadan-in-council and had accepted it.

“I person accepted it and arsenic soon arsenic the Olubadan Designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin is beardown enough, helium volition beryllium enthroned due to the fact that owed process has been followed,” Makinde said.

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“The precocious Olubadan lived a fulfilled life. We did things galore radical thought would beryllium impossible. Myself and precocious Oba Balogun amended the Ibadan Chieftaincy Declaration which revolved astir the enthronement of Olubadan.”

The 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Moshood Olalekan Balogun passed distant aft conscionable 2 years connected the throne.

He died astatine the University College Hospital (UCH) successful Ibadan a fewer hours aft admittance to the facility.

His highest governmental relation was arsenic legislator for the aforesaid cardinal country of Oyo State that helium aboriginal served arsenic king.

He was crowned backmost successful March 2022, becoming the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland pursuing the decease of Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji a week earlier.

Before that time, helium was a lecturer astatine 1 of Nigeria’s oldest universities – Ahmadu Bello University successful Zaria – having achieved a PhD successful philosophy.

Also, helium was a erstwhile absorption unit subordinate of Shell British Petroleum, a erstwhile gubernatorial campaigner of the defunct Nigeria People’s Party (NPP), and erstwhile Senator.