Process for enthronement of Olakulehin as new Olubadan begins

The Olubadan Advisory Council may have commence the enthronement process of a new monarch for the Ibadan land.

The throne became vacant on March 14, 2024, after the death of Oba Lekan Balogun, aged 81, who was on the throne for two years.

It was gathered that the meeting of the Olubadan Advisory Council, in accordance with tradition, is billed to hold at the Bodija residence of the most Senior High Chief, Chief Rashidi Ladoja, former Oyo State governor.

A source said the Olubadan Advisory Council will at the meeting acknowledge 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).

Source: PUNCH