By Adedoyin Falolu
Engr. Seyi Makinde,Governor Oyo State has approved the appointment of Lekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The approval follows a recommendation to that effect made by the Olubadan-in-Council and which was communicated to the governor.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Taiwo Adisa, indicated that Governor Makinde wished the newly confirmed Olubadan a peaceful and eventful reign.
“I am pleased to announce the appointment of the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Lekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland,” the governor said.
“The appointment is in line with the Olubadan of Ibadan Chieftaincy Declaration, as well as the unique and time-tested tradition of our people.
“On behalf of the government and good people of Oyo State, I wish the newly confirmed Olubadan a successful reign blessed with peace and unprecedented progress.”
Mr Balogun’s appointment as Olubadan came weeks after controversies and uncertainties over the successor of Saliu Adetunji, the 41st Olubadan who died January 2 at the age of 93.
Mr Balogun, 79, a former senator, is the next in line to the throne, according to the ancestral arrangement of Ibadanland
On a similar note, Governor Makinde also approved the revocation of the amended Ibadan Chieftaincy Declaration, which regulates the selection to the Olubadan of Ibadan chieftaincy stool.