Because the disaster rocking the choice of new Olubadan lingers, the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland and former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja has faulted the place of the Otun Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Tajudeen Ajibola over well being the standing of the Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin.
Ladoja stated Ajibola solely gave his private opinion on the well being standing of Olakulehin insisting that the Otun Balogun isn’t a medical physician.
It will be recalled that Oba Ajibola had stated the Olubadan-designate, who can also be his quick senior within the navy line of the Olubadan system was not match to turn into monarch now.
Ajibola opined that the Olubadan-designate ought to be given time to be wholesome earlier than his pronouncement, declaring that the seat ought to stay vacant for now.
Whereas talking with newsmen on Wednesday at his Bodija, Ibadan residence, Excessive Chief Ladoja acknowledged that Olakulehin is an aged particular person and never anticipated to behave like a youth.
“Ajibola isn’t 20 years previous man, he isn’t 30 years previous or 40 years previous man, he’s above 80 years, so, we cant anticipate him to behave like a youth,” Ladoja added.
Talking on whether or not Ajibola, who’s to appoint Olakulehin as Olubadan on the Olubadan-in-Council assembly on Friday will be substituted within the occasion that he fails to attend the assembly, Ladoja stated if that occurs, the Otun could possibly be substituted with one other Excessive Chief subsequent to him.
“Ajibola will be substituted to appoint Olubadan if he didn’t come to the assembly, I’ve already slated a gathering for Friday as a result of tomorrow is a public vacation, if he didn’t come, he will be substituted,” Ladoja stated.
The stool of Olubadan of Ibadanland grew to become vacant following the loss of life of the forty second Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun who died on the age of 81.
The Olubadan-designate had final week Friday returned to his Alalubosa Ibadan residence, a improvement which laid off concern on his absence among the many Olubadan-in-Council.
The subsequent Olubadan, in response to conventional association in Ibadanland is the Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin.
Going by Ibadan chieftaincy association, for Olakulehin to turn into Olubadan, he have to be nominated by the subsequent particular person to him in his line which is the Otun Balogun, at a gathering convened by essentially the most senior chief within the different line, which is at present Ladoja, inside 21 days of the demise of the monarch.