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Promotion of peace, development, my main priority – Olubadan-Designate

By Web News 851

The Olubadan-designate, Senator Lekan Balogun says the promotion of peace and development in the ancient city will top his priority during his reign as Olubadan of Ibadanland.

Senator Balogun stated this at his Alarere Residence during his first interactive session with newsmen after his appointment as the new Olubadan of Ibadanland.

He said he would collaborate with the Oyo State government and other relevant stakeholders to ensure peace and development of Ibadan.

Senator Balogun explained that he is one of the luckiest persons in the recent past in the history of Olubadan stool to have spent 36 years in the line of becoming the monarch and used the opportunity to appreciate the Ibadan people for their support. 

The new Olubadan also lauded the rancour-free system of the Ibadan Traditional Council, which has paved the way for smooth transition immediately after the passage of one Olubadan. 

He used the opportunity to announce the adoption of a title of the office of the new Olubadan as “Oba Senator Dr Mohood Olalekan Ishola Balogun – Aliiwo, Ali Okunmade II”.

Ridwan Fasasi

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Aliiwo Family Lauds Makinde Over Approval of Oba Lekan Balogun as Next Olubadan

By Web News 1200

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