The Otun Olubadan of Ibadan land and former governor Oyo State, Excessive Chief Rashidi Ladoja will on Monday, August 12 obtain the beaded crown, precisely a month after the set up of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin as Olubadan.
Ladoja is anticipated to be topped by Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, the Olubadan of Ibadan land.
LEADERSHIP remembers that Ladoja had earlier rejected the beaded crown when different members of the Olubadan-in-Council had been topped by the late Oba Mahood Lekan Balogun.
He additionally dragged the Oyo State authorities and the Olubadan-in Council to courtroom over the event.
This reportedly led to a rancour throughout the Olubadan-in-Council.
Nevertheless not too long ago, the previous governor made a u-turn, introduced on a radio station in Ibadan that he accepted to obtain and put on beaded crown as a part of the brand new necessities to ascend the coveted throne of Olubadan.
“I’ll obtain the crown if that’s what will hinder me from changing into the Olubadan of Ibadan land,” Ladoja stated final Sunday.
He insisted that there was no rancour inside members of the Olubadan-in-council, sustaining that the elevated Obas had been all his pals.
An in depth affiliate of the Otun Olubadan has now confirmed that Ladoja could be topped on Monday.
The supply stated that the previous governor could be offered with a crown befitting his standing as Otun Olubadan on the inaugural assembly of Olubadan-in-Council to be presided over by Oba Olakulehin.
“Sure. He acquired the letter on Friday night that the crown befitting of his standing as Otun Olubadan might be offered to him on the inaugural assembly of Olubadan-in-Council to be presided over by Oba Owolabi Olakulehin on Monday,twelfth August, on the new Palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan. The assembly will begin at 12.00 midday,” the supply stated.