Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has ratified the appointment of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of lbadanland.
The state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr Olusegun Olayiwola, comprised this ina statement on Wednesday in Ibadan
Oba Olakulehin’s nomination as the next Olubadan was ratified as submitted by the Olubadan In Council in accordance with the lif down tradition.
Olayiwola in the statement said the governor ratified the nomination of Olakulehin via a memo dated June 14, 2024.
He said Makinde ratified the nomination in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 19 (Cap 28) Law of Oyo State 2000 as amended.
He said : “The governor congratulated the new Olubadan, and prayed that his tenure would birth greater developments in Ibadanland and Oyo State as a whole.”
In April, the Olubadan-In-Council nominated Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland after the seat became vacant on March 14 following the transition Oba Lekan Balogun, who died at the age of 81.
However, following the nomination, the Otun Balogun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Abimbola Ajibola, said Olakulehin was not physically fit to assume the throne at the time.
But in response, Olakulehin expressed his medical fitness and readiness to rule as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. (vitalnewsngr.com)
