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Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, will be enthroned today by the kingmakers and Olubadan-in-Council.
The coronation is scheduled to be held at the Olubadan Palace at Oja’ba in the Ibadan South East Local Government Area of the state.
The ceremony among other things would halt the recent controversy surrounding the stool since the demise of Oba Lekan Balogun on March 14, 2024.
All eyes are, therefore, on the kingmakers who had been duly notified of today’s meeting to ratify and pronounce Oba Olakulehin as the new Olubadan of Ibadanland.
In line with the Ibadan chieftaincy arrangement, the nomination of the new monarch must be made by the person next to him in his line at a meeting convened by the most senior chief in the other line.
After the meeting today, the kingmakers are expected to present their nomination to Governor Makinde for ratification and approval.
