The Olubadan in Council on Wednesday after an extensive meeting at Mapo Hall in Ibadan has endorsed the most high Chief in Ibadanlnd, Senator Lekan Balogun as the Olubadan of Ibadanland.
Lekan Balogun who is the Otun of Ibadanland, was agreed to be the next Olubadan of Ibadan.
Westerdnailynews confirmed that, former governor of Oyo State, Rashid Adewolu Ladoja who is also part of the Olubadan in Council was absent the meeting.
Recall that Osi Olubadan’s Lawyer, Former attorney general and justice commissioner, Michael Lana, had faulted claims by solicitors to Ibadan kingmakers that their elevation to Obaship status didn’t alter their chances to become Olubadan.
In a letter to Seyi Makinde, Lana, who is also lawyer to Rashidi lawyer, the Osi Olubadan and former governor, said that the senior advocates of Nigeria, Kehinde Eleja, Wahab Egbewole and Kunle Sobaloju, solicitor to Lekan Balogun and others lied that they have been elevated at various times by the deceased Olubadan and approved by the governor.
According to him, Makinde never signed and approved HRM Dr Kolawole Adegbola’s elevation from Ekarun Balogun to Ashipa but that Adegbola presented himself as chief.
The 10 high Chiefs made the announcement shortly after Balogun addressed a press conference to commiserate Ibadanland on the demise of Oba Saliu Adetunji.
The 10 high Chiefs made the announcement shortly after Balogun addressed a press conference to commiserate Ibadanland on the demise of Oba Saliu Adetunji.
Below is the full text:
TEXT OF THE PRESS BRIEFING DELIVERED BY HIGH CHIEF LEKAN BALOGUN, THE OTUN OLUBADAN OF IBADANLAND AT MAPO PALACE ON 6TH JANUARY 2022 ON THE DEMISE OF HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, THE LATE OLUBADAN OF IBADANLAND KABIYESI, OBA SALIU ADETUNJI AKANMU, AJE OGUNGUNISO II
It is with gratitude to the Almighty God that I welcome you all here today in order to apprise ourselves with the latest development in the City of Ibadan.
One , as a bonafide indigene of Ibadanland, there is a natural need for me to join you in commiserating with the family of the late Oba on the sudden home call of our Kabiyesi, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, Aje Ogunguniso II the late Olubadan of Ibadanland.
Two, by way of duty, as the Prime Minister of the Olubadan-in-Council, we owe the people of Ibadanland and Oyo State in general the obligations to inform and update you all on the latest development at our Palace.
It is no longer news that our much referred Kabiyesi, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, Aje Ogunguniso II the Olubadan of Ibadanland has joined his ancestors. It is my prayer that the Almighty God to whom all mortals shall return will accept his home call, forgive his sins and grant him Al-jannah Firdaous. May his gentle soul continue to rest in perfect peace.
The good deeds he had done in respect of his dedication and commitment to the promotion and sustenance of peace and development of Ibadanland and Oyo State in general shall remain indelible in the hearts of our people.
He was a peace-loving and an outstanding custodian of culture and tradition who held on strictly to the principles of excellent leadership. He would forever be remembered for his consistency and tenacity of purpose in whatever he believed would advance the course of Ibadanland.
He has come, served and had gone like everyone before him. And so will everyone at his own time. I pray the Almighty Allah to continue to protect the family he left behind.
I also wish to commiserate with the Chief Mourner, the Execute Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Engineer Oluwaseyi Abiodun Makinde and members of his Cabinet who had been privileged to interact and intimately relate with the late Kabiyesi to sustain the peace and development of Oyo State.
There is no doubting the fact that Your Excellency would sorely miss the late Oba if only for his fatherly counsels on matters of administrative importance to the State
My heartfelt condolence message also extends to the entire Royal Dignitaries of the Olubadan-in-Council as well as the members of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) on the sudden demise of the late Kabiyesi and I pray that the Almighty Allah grants you all the fortitude to bear the loss.
Finally, I wish to commiserate with the peace-loving people of Ibadanland on the sudden transition to eternity of the late great Monarch and I enjoin you all to remain peaceful in all your conducts in order to sustain our unequalled historical peaceful co-existence for which Ibadanland is globally known.
I, therefore, enjoin you all to discard with all unfounded rumors and insinuations capable of disturbing the peace of Ibadanland, irrespective of the quarter from which such fake news emanate.
In line with the traditional practice of Ibadanland when occasion like this arises, the Olubadan-in-Council has been up and doing liaising with the Oyo State Government to ensure that every necessary step to sustain the peace of the City is strictly followed.
I thank you all for the expressions of affection and genuine love you have shown to the family of the late Kabiyesi. The New Year will bring unto your doorsteps the peace and prosperity you all deserve.
Once again, on behalf of myself, the Ali Iwo family and the entire members of the highly referred members of the Olubadan-in-Council, I pray for the peaceful repose of the soul of the late Kabiyesi.
Mo ki yin eku ara feraku o, Esi ku Aseyinde.
Ojo a jina si ara won o. Amin
I thank you all.
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