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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Former governor of Oyo State and Otun Olubadan of Ibadan land, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, would be crowned by Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, the Olubadan of Ibadan land on Monday, August 12, 2024.
Recall that Ladoja had earlier rejected the beaded crown when other members of the Olubadan-in-Council were crowned by the late Oba Lekan Balogun. He also draggged Oyo State Government and Olubadan-in Council to court over the development. This reportedly led to a rancour within the Olubadan-in-Council.
But the former governor recently made a u-turn, saying he has accepted to receive and wear beaded crown as part of the new requirements to ascend the coveted throne of Olubadan.
“I will receive the crown if that is what will hinder me from becoming the Olubadan of Ibadan land,” he said while featuring on an Ibadan-based radio station last Sunday.
Ladoja insisted that there is no rancour within members of the Olubadan-in-council, maintaining that the elevated Obas are all his friends
A close associate of the Otun Olubadan has now confirmed that Ladoja would crowned on Monday.
The source told Newspeakonline that the former governor would be presented with a crown befitting his status as Otun Olubadan at the inaugural meeting of Olubadan-in-Council to be presided over by Oba Olakulehin.
“Yes. He received the letter on Friday evening. That the crown befitting of his status as Otun Olubadan will be presented to him at the inaugural meeting of Olubadan-in-Council to be presided over by Oba Owolabi Olakulehin on Monday,12th August, at the new Palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan.The meeting will start at 12.00 noon,” the source said.
