Olubadan: Olakulehin’s Enthronement Process Begins Tuesday

The Olubadan Advisory Council is scheduled to convene on Tuesday to initiate the installation process of a successor to the throne in Ibadan.

The throne vacant since March 14, 2024, upon the demise of Oba Lekan Balogun, who ruled the city for two years, the esteemed position prompts the council’s meeting, adhering to customary procedures.

The gathering is set to take place at the residence of Chief Rashidi Ladoja, the most Senior High Chief and former governor of Oyo State, located in Bodija.

According to a source, the Olubadan Advisory Council will at the meeting nominate the successor to the late monarch, High Chief Oba Owolabi Olakulehin.

The traditional practice of nomination of a new Olubadan by the Advisory Council, according to the source, is usually done after the eighth-day Islamic prayers for the late monarch, which was held on Friday, March 22, 2024.

The source disclosed that soon after the nomination, a document of affirmation of Olakulehin’s nomination would be sent to Governor Seyi Makinde, through the Office of the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters.

Two lines have historically, on a rotational basis, been producing the occupants of the Olubadan stool. They are the Otun Line (Civil Line) and the Balogun Line (Military Line).

It was reported that the immediate-past Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, who joined his ancestors on Thursday, March 14, 2024, after two years on the throne, was produced by the Otun Line.