Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the appointment of Oba Akinloye Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The approval was given in a memo dated June 14, 2024, and announced by the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Olusegun Olayiwola, in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan.
The appointment follows the nomination of Olakulehin by the Olubadan-In-Council in April, after the death of the late Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, on March 14. Despite a challenge from the Otun Balogun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Abimbola Ajibola, who questioned Olakulehin’s physical fitness for the throne, Olakulehin has expressed his medical fitness and readiness to rule.
The governor congratulated the new Olubadan and prayed for a successful tenure that would bring greater developments to Ibadanland and Oyo State. The installation of the new Olubadan is expected to hold soon.
