Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, the Balogun of Ibadanland, has been proposed to be the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland.  At the Olubadan-in-council meeting on Friday, April 12, at Olubadan Palace, Oja'ba, Ibadan, Olakulehin was nominated by Osi Balogun, Oba Lateef Adebimpe.

The Osi Olubadan, Oba Eddy Oyewole; the Ashipa Olubadan, Oba Abiodun Kola-Daisi; the Ekerin Olubadan, Oba Hamidu Ajibade; the Ekarun Olubadan, Oba Adebayo Akande; the Osi Balogun, Oba Lateef Adebimpe; the Ashipa Balogun, Oba Kola Adegbola; the Ekerin Balogun, Oba Dada Isioye; and the Ekarun Balogun, Oba Abiodun Azeez were among those present at the meeting.

After Oba Lekan Balogun, the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland passed away at University College Hospital (UCH) at the age of 81, the stool was vacant.

High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland and the former state governor spoke to reporters following a closed-door meeting of the Olubadan-in-council. He stated that the appointment of the new Olubadan of Ibadanland has been completed, pending the state governor's approval.

He said the local administration would draft a letter and get it to the governor as quickly as possible, adding that they hoped the governor would approve it.