•As Aliiwo Family Expresses Appreciation
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has given an approval for the appointment of Senator Lekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The approval was sequel to a recommendation by the Olubadan-in-Council and which was communicated to the governor.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, on Monday, February 24, 2022, indicated that Governor Makinde wished the newly confirmed Olubadan a peaceful and eventful reign.
The governor said: “I am pleased to announce the appointment of the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Lekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland.
“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.”
In a related development, Governor Makinde also approved the revocation of the amended Ibadan Chieftaincy Declaration, which regulates the selection to the Olubadan of Ibadan chieftaincy stool.
The statement indicated that the governor made the revocation order, dated February 11, 2022, in line with the powers conferred on him by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), in view of the judgements of the Oyo State High Court on February 1 and 10, as well as Sections 7, 20,26 and 30 of the Chiefs Law of Oyo State 2000.
The four separate laws/white papers approved for revocation were made public by the immediate past administration between 2017 and 2018.
The statement listed the laws/white papers to include the amended declaration regulating the selection to the Olubadan Chieftaincy stool, published in August 2017; the implementation of the white paper on the review of the existing Olubadan of Ibadan Chieftaincy Declaration and other chieftaincies in Ibadan, Published in August 2017; the approval of appointment of beaded crows for the Olubadan in Council published in March 2018 and the appointment of beaded crown and coronet wearing Obas published in March 2018.
Meanwhile, the Aliiwo family has lauded Makinde over approval of Senator Balogun as next Olubadan.
The Aliiwo family, which expressed appreciation to the state governor for the approval of Oba Moshood Olalekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland.
This was contained in a statement signed by the head of Aliiwo family, Engr. Daud Balogun (Mogaji Agba).
The statement noted that the Aliiwo sons and daughters, both at home and in the diaspora, were delighted over the development, thanking the governor for making the family to rekindle the history again after 70 years of the reign of the first Olubadan from the lineageof Oba Memudu Ejalonibu Okunmade Aliiwo 1.
The family also praised the Olubadan-in-Council for the support, display of solidarity and insistence on the sacrosanct of the tradition of succession to the stool of Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The statement appreciated the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) for its roles in dousing tension at the appropriate time as well as necessary interventions to ensure that the widely respected traditional system to the throne of Olubadan is intact.
The family commended the overwhelming support of Oba Olalekan Balogun by sons and daughters of Ibadanland both at home and in the diaspora, promising that the monarch would not disappoint them and would ensure total transformation of the ancient city.
The statement added that with the support of all and sundry, Ibadan would witness peace, progress and development during the reign of Olalekan Balogun.
