Next Olubadan Already Known to Ibadan People, Ladoja says

The former governor of Oyo State and the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Rashidi Ladoja on Friday said that Ibadan people already know who is the next Olubadan of Ibadanland after the demise of Oba Lekan Balogun.

Speaking after a closed-door meeting of the Olubadan-in-Council held at Alalubosa residence of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, the Ibadan Chief stated that Ibadan already has Olubadan-designate and there is no question about that.

According to him, “The departed monarch (Oba Balogun) came from the Otun line, the next monarch will be from Balogun line, so, the head of Balogun line is the Balogun of Ibadanland, who has become the Olubadan designate.

He said “We all know that Ibadan does things accordingly, if a king dies, we already know who is next, we refer to him as designate.

“We are here to formalize what is next after the burial rite of the deceased has been completed, we also discussed how to give a befitting burial to the deceased.

“Since the deceased is a Muslim, he has to be buried in the Islamic way, and the Islamic way is that he has to be buried today, so, it has been decided that he will be buried today at Aliwo, which is his ancestral home by 4pm today.

“There will be a lying-in-state at Mapo hall from 12pm to 1pm before they move to Aliwo for burial, after that, there will be prayer for the monarch.

“There is no date yet for the coronation of new Olubadan, but the date shall be announce as soon as the burial rite for the deceased is completed.

March 16, 2024