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OBA OLAKULEHIN BECOMES NEW IBADAN MONARCH

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On Friday, July 12, 2024, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde gave Oba Owolabi Olakulehin the staff of office after he was officially crowned the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. Residents flocked to the ceremony, packing the venue as many came out to watch. Chief Toye Arulogun read the citation of the Olubadan, while the Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Olanike Adeyemo, gave a welcome speech.

 

Following a tour of the Oluwo Labosinde Compound in Oja'ba, where he carried out customary rites, the recently crowned king proceeded to the Ose Meji Shrine to be crowned as the new Olubadan of Ibadan land. Governor Seyi Makinde then gave him the staff of office and the instrument of office at the famous Mapo Hall.

 

Makinde commissioned the recently finished Olubadan palace and the Olubadan's official residence at Oke-Aremo on Wednesday, in advance of Friday's coronation.

 

Additionally, on Thursday, July 11, 2024, the Egungun-Amala-Fuji Festival was held at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex in Adamasingba, Ibadan, as part of the ceremonies leading up to the coronation. The monarch thanked the president, the governors, and other dignitaries who congratulated him when the governor gave the Olubadan the staff of office during the main event. In addition, he prayed for the prosperity of Ibadan's residents and the land.

 

The Olubadan-in-Council member and former governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa'ad Abubakar, the deputy governor of Osun State, Kola Adewusi, who was representing the governor of Osun State, and former Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin, were among those present at the crowning, which took place at the Labosinde compound. Additional figures comprise the delegates of President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu; Tayo Ayinde, the Chief of Staff of Lagos State; Olayide Adelami, the Deputy Governor of Ondo State; Bayo Lawal, the Deputy Governor of Oyo State; Adesola Ajayi, the Vice Chancellor of the First Technical University,

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