THE Olubadan-in-Council has certified the Olubadan designate, High Chief Owolabi Olakulehin, fit to ascend the throne as Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The Council made the declaration at the end of a special meeting with the Olubadan-designate at Oja-Oba palace of Olubadan on Friday, April 12, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The meeting had in attendance 10 Council members, while the Otun Balogun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Abimbola Ajibola, who allegedly said Olakulehin was not yet fit, was absent.
Addressing journalists after the meeting, the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, said members of the Council had done their part as Ibadan kingmakers and would sent a letter to Governor Seyi Makinde for government consent before coronation of Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland.
He said: “After the governor’s consent, a day for the coronation will be announced. We thank everyone for the support, as we pray that all of us will be alive to witness the coronation.”
