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The Olubadan Advisory Council has revealed that on Tuesday, the Council will meet to commence the enthronement process of a new monarch for the Ibadan land.
Recalled that, the throne became vacant on March 14, 2024, following the demise of Oba Lekan Balogun, who died aged 81 after ruling the ancient city for two years.
The meeting of the Olubadan Advisory Council, by tradition, is billed to be held at the residence of the most Senior High Chief, Chief Rashidi Ladoja, former Oyo State governor, at his Bodija residence.
According to a source, the Olubadan Advisory Council will at the meeting nominate the successor to the late monarch, High Chief Oba Owolabi Olakulehin.
The traditional practice of nomination of a new Olubadan by the Advisory Council, according to the source, is usually done after the eighth-day Islamic prayers for the late monarch, which was held on Friday, March 22, 2024.
The source disclosed that soon after the nomination, a document of affirmation of Olakulehin’s nomination would be sent to Governor Seyi Makinde, through the Office of the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters.
Two lines have historically, on a rotational basis, been producing the occupants of the Olubadan stool. They are the Otun Line (Civil Line) and the Balogun Line (Military Line).
