The Oyo State Advisory Council on Friday, May 17, paid courtesy visit to the Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin at his Alalubosa GRA, Ibadan.
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Ọba Ọlákùlẹhìn ṣàbẹ̀wò ìbanikẹ́dùn sílé Olúbàdàn tó wàjà
- By Kayọde Ọmọtọṣọ, Ibadan
Lanaa, ọjọ Aje, Mọnde, ni Ọba Owolabi Ọlakulẹhin, ẹni ti ipo Olubadan kan, ṣabẹwo ibanikẹdun si ile Olubadan to waja, iyẹn Ọba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okumade keji, to wa ni Aliiwo, niluu Ibadan, lati ba wọn ṣedaro ẹni wọn to darapọ mọ awọn alalẹ. Ọba Ọlakulẹhin, ẹni to di ipo Balogun ilẹ Ibadan mu lasiko ti Ọba Balogun fi wa lori itẹ ni awọn oloye mẹta ninu igbimọ Olubadan, iyẹn Osi Balogun, Ashipa Olubadan ati Ashipa Balogun; Ọba Lateef Gbadamọsi Adebimpe, Abiọdun Kọla-Daisi ati Kọlawọle Adegbọla kọwọọrin pẹlu rẹ.
Nigba to n gbẹnu Ọba Ọlakulẹhin sọrọ lẹyin ti aburo Olubadan, iyẹn Sẹnetọ Kọla Balogun, ki wọn kaabọ, Ọba Adebimpe ni eso ifẹ ti Ọba Balogun gbin lo farahan pẹlu abẹwo ibanikẹdun tawọn ṣe yii. O ni iru ofẹ bẹẹ ko ṣẹlẹ ri laarin igbimọ Olubadan, o si rọ awọn ọmọ igbimọ ọhun lati ṣafihan ifẹ bẹẹ lasiko oun pẹlu ileri pe ipa ti Olubadan to waja yii fi silẹ loun yoo tọ.
Ninu ọrọ ikinni kaabọ rẹ, Sẹnetọ Kọla Balogun, gboṣuba fun Ọba Ọlakukẹhin fun abẹwo yii pẹlu alaye pe awọn o gbọ ọ ri ninu itan ilu Ibadan pe Olubadan to fẹẹ jẹ ṣabẹwo ibanikẹdun sile ọba to waja. O waa dupẹ lọwọ Ọba Ọlakulẹhin, lorukọ ẹbi Aliiwo, pe awọn mọ abẹwo naa loore, o si gbadura fun un pe asiko rẹ yoo tura fun ilu Ibadan. Lara awọn to gba Ọba Ọlakulẹhin lalejo laafin ni awọn olori Olubadan, Bọbajiro ilẹ Ibadan, ẹni to tun figba kan jẹ olori oṣiṣẹ ipinlẹ Ọyọ, Oloye Tajudeen Arẹmu, awọn agba ile Aliiwo, atawọn mi-in.
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JUST IN: Olakulehin nominated as 43rd Olubadan
The Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin has been nominated as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland.
Olakulehin was nominated on Friday, April 12, by the Osi Balogun, Oba Lateef Adebimpe at the Olubadan-in-council meeting held at Olubadan Palace, Oja’ba, Ibadan.
Those at the meeting included the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja; the Osi Olubadan, Oba Eddy Oyewole; the Ashipa Olubadan, Oba Abiodun Kola-Daisi; the Ekerin Olubadan, Oba Hamidu Ajibade; the Ekarun Olubadan, Oba Adebayo Akande; the Osi Balogun, Oba Lateef Adebimpe; the Ashipa Balogun, Oba Kola Adegbola; Ekerin Balogun, Oba Dada Isioye and the Ekarun Balogun, Oba Abiodun Azeez.
The stool of Olubadan of Ibadanland became vacant following the death of the 42nd Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun who died at University College Hospital (UCH) at the age of 81.
Addressing newsmen after a closed-door meeting of the Olubadan-in-council, the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland and former governor of the state, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja said with the meeting, the appointment of the new Olubadan of Ibadanland has been concluded subject to the consent of the governor of the state.
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He stated that a letter would be prepared by the local government and sent to the governor as soon as possible, adding that they hoped the governor would give consent to the letter as soon as possible.
Ladoja said: “As soon as the governor gives consent to the letter, a date for coronation will be picked.”
Recall that the Otun Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Tajudeen Ajibola last week said the Olubadan designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, who is also his immediate senior in the military line of the Olubadan system is not fit to become monarch now.
Ajibola added that the Olubadan-designate be given time to be healthy before he is pronounced and that the seat should remain vacant for now.
However, Ladoja while speaking with newsmen on Wednesday at his Bodija, Ibadan residence stated that Ajibola cannot determine the health status of Olakulehin, saying Olakulehin is an elderly person and not expect to act like a youth.
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Olubadan-designate may likely emerge today
The Olubadan-in-Council may likely nominate Oba Owolabi Olakulehin as the next Olubadan of Ibadan land today.
Eighty-seven-year-old Olakulehin, the Balogun of Ibadan, is the head of the Balogun line to the throne.
The incoming Olubadan, 87, is a lawyer and a businessman. His next-in-command, Oba Tajudeen Ajibola, has alleged that he (Olakulehin) is not medically fit for the throne. He said he ought to be given time to recover before being nominated.
But High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, the Otun Olubadan, has dismissed Ajibola’s claim as a personal opinion “because he is not a physician.”
Indications as at press time confirmed that members of the council were in high spirit, ready and determined to nominate and endorse Olakulehin as the next Olubadan at today’s meeting.
At the meeting, which will hold at the historic Mapo Hall or Olubadan Palace at Oja’ba, a high chief (now a royal majesty) will nominate Olakulehin. This role is usually performed by the second-in- command, but Olakulehin’s second-in-command, Ajibola, has vowed not to attend any meeting until Governor Seyi Makinde intervenes in the succession.
Ladoja said any other member of the council would be allowed to nominate Olakulehin today.
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Once he is nominated and his nomination is supported by the majority of members, Olakulehin will prostrate for his colleagues. That will be the last time he will prostrate for anyone till he joins his ancestors.
After prostrating for his colleagues, they (his colleagues) will return the prostration to him three times as a confirmation that he is now the Olubadan of Ibadan to whom all high chiefs and others will pay homage from then.
With the development, Oba Olakulehin will be addressed as the Olubadan of Ibadan. He will then go through traditional rites shortly before he receives staff of office from the governor on coronation day that will be fixed by the state government.
It is not clear if Ajibola will challenge Olakulehin’s nomination in court.
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Olubadan designate Olakulehin returns to Ibadan, set for coronation
The Olubadan designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin has returned to his Alalubosa Ibadan, residence.
This allays fear his absence has generated among the Olubadan-in-council, Ibadan and its environs.
Recall that the stool of Olubadan of Ibadanland became vacant following the death of the 42nd Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun who died at University College Hospital (UCH) at the age of 81.
Speaking with newsmen after their visitation to the incoming monarch, the Osi Balogun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lateef Adebimpe who led other three high Chiefs to Olakulehin’s residence said the incoming monarch is hale and hearty.
According to him, it is impossible for the Olubadan-in-council to nominate Olakulehin as Olubadan unless they are sure that he is in good condition
He said: “It has been some time we have seen our Kabiyesi Owolabi Olakulehin in our midst, and we have been making arrangements for Olakulehin’s coronation, who is our new Olubadan of Ibadanland.
“We thank God that he is hale and hearty, and very soon, he will ascend the throne of his fore fathers, we will relate what we see here to our colleagues.
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Also at the meeting was the Osi Olubadan, Oba Eddy Oyewole, the Ashipa Olubadan, Abiodun Kola-Daisi; Asipa Balogun Olubadan, Oba Kola Adegbola
The next Olubadan, according to traditional arrangement in Ibadanland is the Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin.
Going by Ibadan chieftaincy arrangement, for Olakulehin to become Olubadan, he must be nominated by the next person to him in his line, Otun Balogun Tajudeen Ajibola, at a meeting convened by the most senior chief in the other line, (Ladoja) within 21 days of the demise of the monarch.
Meanwhile, family of the incoming monarch has begun distribution of cloth for the coronation ceremony.
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VIDEO: Olubadan-designate Olakulehin returns to Ibadan, set for coronation
The Olubadan-designate Oba Owolabi Olakulehin has returned to his Alalubosa Ibadan, residence.
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Olubadan-designate Olakulehin returns to Ibadan, set for coronation
The Olubadan-designate Oba Owolabi Olakulehin has returned to his Alalubosa Ibadan, residence.
This allays fears his absence has generated among the Olubadan-in-council, Ibadan and environs.
The Olubadan stool became vacant following the death of the 42nd Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun at 81.
Speaking with newsmen after visiting the incoming monarch, the Osi Balogun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lateef Adebimpe, who led other three high Chiefs to Olakulehin’s residence, said the Olubadan-designate is hale and hearty.
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According to him, it is impossible for the Olubadan-in-Council to nominate Olakulehin unless they are sure that he is in good condition
He said: “It has been some time we have seen our Kabiyies Owolabi Olakulehin in our midst and we have been making arrangements for Olakulehin’s coronation ceremony, who is our new Olubadan of Ibadanland.
“We thank God that he is hale and hearty, and very soon, he will ascend the throne of his fore fathers, we will relate what we see here to our colleagues.Also at the meeting was the Osi Olubadan, Oba Eddy Oyewole; the Ashipa Olubadan, Abiodun Kola-Daisi and Asipa Balogun Olubadan, Oba Kola Adegbola
The next Olubadan, according to traditional arrangement in Ibadanland, is the Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin.
Exif_JPEG_420 Going by Ibadan chieftaincy arrangement, for Olakulehin to become Olubadan, he must be nominated by the next person to him in his line, Otun Balogun Tajudeen Ajibola, at a meeting convened by the most senior chief in the other line, (Ladoja) within 21 days of the demise of the monarch.
The family of the incoming monarch has begun distribution of clothes for the coronation ceremony.
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Olakulehin’s enthronement process may begin today
The enthronement process of next Olubadan of Ibadanland, (Olubadan Designate), Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, may begin today.
The 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, who reigned for two years, joined his ancestors on March 14 at the age of 81, at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, after a brief illness.
The Nation gathered that kingmakers in Ibadanland would meet today to ratify the Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Olakulehin, as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland.
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The statutory kingmakers and members of the Olubadan-in-Council expected at the meeting are Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja; Osi Olubadan, Oba Eddy Oyewole; Ashipa Olubadan, Oba Abiodun Kola-Daisi; Ekerin Olubadan, Oba Hamidu Ajibade; Ekarun Olubadan, Oba Adebayo Akande; Otun Balogun, Oba Tajudeen Ajibola; Osi Balogun, Oba Lateef Adebimpe; Ashipa Balogun, Oba Kola Adegbola; Ekerin Balogun, Oba Dada Isioye and Ekarun Balogun, Oba Abiodun Azeez.
The meeting, slated for Mapo Hall, will be attended by kingmakers, alongside the Olubadan-designate, Oba Olakulehin.
Olakulehin is expected to be at the meeting where his nomination will be ratified by the kingmakers before his name will be forwarded to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde for approval.
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Olakulehin to be crowned new Olubadan
The Balogun of Ibadan land Oba Owolabi Olakulehin will be crowned as the next Olubadan of Ibadan land.
His ascension follows the demise of Oba Lekan Balogun on Thursday
Olakulehin, who heads the Balogun line, is older than his predecessor. But his actual age could not be determined as of press time.
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He hails from Ita Baale in Ibadan North East Local Government and has been a vocal voice within the Olubadan-In-Council in the last 10 years.
The next Olubadan was a House of Representative in the Third Republic