Ibadan Festival holding mid-March and Ramadan Fast commencing in April will be given serious consideration in choosing the date for the coronation of the new Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun.
Otun Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Tajudeen Ajibola stated this while briefing journalists after the maiden meeting of the Council held at the Alarere residence of the new Ibadan monarch.
He said the meeting which had all members of the Olubadan-in-Council in attendance, except the Osi Olubadan, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja and Iyalode of Ibadanland, High Chief Theresa Oyekanmi was to pay courtesy call on Oba Lekan Balogun and formally congratulate him on his elevation from the position of Otun to that of Olubadan.
High Chief Ajibola said the possible date of the inauguration of the new Olubadan was discussed with heavy consideration for Ibadan Week Festival holding mid-March and the Ramadan Fast commencing early April.
He said the new Olubadan has to be present at the annual Ibadan Week Festival, hence the need for the coronation before the programme.
“Again, we are conscious of Ramadan Fast and would not want to put our guests under unnecessary pressure by holding the inauguration during the period. All these we considered at the meeting but could not make any categorical statement on the date of the coronation until we meet with the governor, Engr Seyi Makinde”, the High Chief added.
It was at the meeting, according to High Chief Ajibola that it was resolved that courtesy and thank you visit be made to Governor Seyi Makinde.
“We all visited the governor and despite the fact that we didn’t meet him, we were well received by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun who promised to convey our message to him”, he said.
Ahead of the inauguration of the new Olubadan, High Chief Ajibola said the Council took note of the necessary promotion and reconstitution of the Olubadan-in-Council occasioned by the elevation of Otun to the position of Olubadan.
He said the Council approved the upward movement of Osi Olubadan,
High Chief Rashidi Ladoja
to Otun Olubadan, Ashipa Olubadan, High Chief Eddy Oyewole to Osi-Olubadan, and High Chief Abiodun Kola-Daisi from Ekerin Olubadan to Ashipa Olubadan.
Others are High Chief Hamidu Ajibade from Ekarun Olubadan to Ekerin Olubadan and the new member that will join the Council is Senior Chief Adebayo Akande from Maye Olubadan to Ekarun Olubadan.
On the absence of two of the Council members, High Chief Ajibola explained that High Chief Theresa Oyekanmi was known by all of them to be outside Nigeria while High Chief Rasidi Ladoja sought the Council’s permission to honour a medical appointment that had been fixed earlier.
The new Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun presided over the meeting.
Ridwan Fasasi
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