Olubadan Stool: Ladoja Breaks Silence

Former governor of Oyo state and Osi Olubadan of Ibadan, Rashidi Ladoja has spoken on the controversy surrounding who replaces Oba Saliu Adetunji as the next Olubadan of Ibadan land.

Ladoja who made the clarification when he received visitors at his Bodija house on Thursday, said the Otun Olubadan, Lekan Balogun is the next in line to succeed the departed Oba Adetunji.

While appealing for calm, the high chief said;
“Uninformed people are just causing unnecessary tensions in Ibadan. There is no controversy about who becomes the next Olubadan after the demise of Oba Saliu Adetunji Aje Ogunguniso 1”.

He further clarified that he had no hand in the letter written by an Ibadan-born lawyer and former justice commissioner, Barr. Michael Lana.

Recall that with the exemption of Ladoja, Balogun and others have been elevated to Obaship status by the administration of late former governor Abiola Ajimobi, an action that is a subject of litigation and discussion in Ibadan.

Only yesterday, 10 of the high chiefs, met at Mapo and endorsed Balogun as Olubadan-elect. Only Ladoja was absent.