All documents regarding the next occupant of the Olubadan of Ibadan land stool are ready and will be tendered for approval by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. 

The Osi Balogun of Ibadan land, Chief Tajudeen Ajibola who stated this while speaking on behalf of the Olubadan-in Council during the press conference held at the Mapo Hall said High Chief Lekan Balogun would be the next king.

Chief Ajibola assured that all the necessary procedures in the Olubadan Ascension plan are being followed to the letter.

The Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Lekan Balogun while commiserating with the family of the late Oba on the sudden home call of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, Aje Ogunguniso I, prayed that the Almighty God to whom all mortals shall return will accept his return, forgive his sins and grant him Al-Jannah Firdaus.

High Chief Balogun also explained that, by way of duty, as the Prime Minister of the Olubadan-in-Council, they owe the people of Ibadanland and Oyo State in general the obligations to inform and update them about latest developments.

He said it was no longer news that the much revered Oba Adetunji has joined his ancestors.

Chief Balogun described the late Oba Adetunji as a peace-loving and outstanding custodian of culture and tradition who held on strictly to the principles of excellent leadership.

He noted that the late Olubadan would forever be remembered for his consistency and tenacity of purpose in whatever he believed would advance the course of Ibadanland. 

The Otun Olubadan also said, “I wish to commiserate with the Chief Mourner, the Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Engineer Oluwaseyi Abiodun Makinde and members of his cabinet who had been privileged to interact and intimately relate with the late Kabiyesi to sustain the peace and development of Oyo State. There is no doubting the fact that Your Excellency would sorely miss the late Oba if only for his fatherly counsels on matters of administrative importance to the state”.

“My heartfelt condolence message also extends to the entire royal dignitaries of the Olubadan-in-Council as well as the members of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, CCII, on the sudden demise of the late Kabiyesi and I pray that the Almighty Allah grants you all the fortitude to bear the loss, Chief Balogun said.

“I also commiserate with the peace-loving people of Ibadanland on the sudden transition to the eternity of the late great monarch and I enjoin you all to remain peaceful in all your conducts in order to sustain our unequalled historical peaceful co-existence for which Ibadanland is globally known for”, the High Chief admonished.

He, therefore, enjoined the people of Oyo to discard all unfounded rumours and insinuations capable of disturbing the peace of Ibadanland, irrespective of the quarter from which such fake news emanates.

“In line with the traditional practice of Ibadanland when an occasion like this arises, the Olubadan-in-Council has been up and doing liaising with the Oyo State Government to ensure that every necessary step to sustain the peace of the city is strictly followed” High Chief Balogun added.

Funmilola Obagbayegun

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