The Aliiwo family has appreciated the Governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde for the approval of Oba Mohood Olalekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland.
This is contained in a statement in Ibadan signed by the head of Aliiwo family,
Engineer Daud Balogun ( Mogaji Agba).
The statement notes that Aliiwo sons and daughters at home and in the diaspora were delighted over the development, thanking the Governor for making the family rekindle the history again after seventy years of the reign of the first Olubadan from the lineage, Oba Memudu Ejalonibu Okunmade Aliiwo 1.
The family also lauds the Olubadan-in-Council for its support, the display of solidarity and insistence on the sacredness of the tradition of succession to the stool of Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The statement appreciates the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, CCII for its roles in dousing tensions at the appropriate time and necessary interventions to ensure that the widely respected traditional system to the throne of Olubadan is intact.
The family commended the overwhelming support for Oba Olalekan Balogun by sons and daughters of Ibadanland at home and in diaspora promising that the monarch will not disappoint them and would ensure total transformation of the ancient city.
The statement adds that with the support of all and sundry, Ibadan will witness peace , progress and development during the reign of Oba Mohood Olalekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland.
Pr/Ridwan Fasasi
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