We Already Know Olubadan Designate, Coronation To Be Announced After Oba Balogun’s Burial – High Chief Ladoja
*Ibadan High Chiefs pay homage to Olubadan designate
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland and former governor of Oyo State, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja on Friday, disclosed that Ibadan already has Olubadan designate
High Chief Ladoja said this while speaking after the visit of Olubadan in Council members to the residence of the new Olubadan designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin at his Alalubosa area of Ibadan.
The former governor stressed after a closed door meeting with the Olubadan designate, that there is no question about who becomes the next Olubadan.
According to High Chief Ladoja, “There is no date yet for the coronation of new Olubadan, but the date shall be announced as soon as the burial rites for the deceased is completed.
“The departed monarch (Oba Balogun) came from the Otun line, the next monarch will be from Balogun line, so the head of Balogun line is the Balogun of Ibadanland, who has become the Olubadan designate”, he said.
High Chief Ladoja added, ” We all know that Ibadan does things accordingly, if a king dies, we already know who is next, we refer to him as designate”
“We are here to formalize what next after the burial rite of the deceased would have been completed, we also discussed how to give befitting burial to the deceased.
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