The Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, has stated that he will become the Olubadan of Ibadan, expressing gratitude for God’s mercy.
Ladoja, the most senior of the High Chiefs and next in line to become Olubadan, stated this
In a radio programme in Ibadan.
The former Governor of Oyo State also declared his intention to become a beaded crown monarch in Ibadanland, as stipulated by his status in the revised Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration.
He emphasised that various Ibadan
indigenes and non-indigenes had pressured on him to accept the beaded crown to facilitate his ascension to the throne when the time comes.
This move is seen by many as crucial to de-escalating tensions arising from the publication of the gazette showing the new amendment.
The Oyo State government, in the revised Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration, passed by the state House of Assembly and signed into law by Governor Seyi Makinde, amended Section 4 of the 1957 Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration.
