The Oyo State Government on
Friday issued letters of conferment of Obaship to 21 chiefs in Ibadan.
It announced that their
coronation will hold on Sunday, August 27.
Secretary to the State
Government, Mr. Olalekan Alli who presented the letters at the House of Chiefs,
explained that Eight High Chiefs were given letters elevating them to Obaship
and changing their titles to “His Royal Majesty” while 13 Baales were elevated
to “His Royal Highness”, noting that 9 vacant Baale stools were not conferred
but that their positions were now recognized as Obas.
Alli explained that the decision
to issue the letters was in line with the provisions of the recently amended
1959 Declaration of Olubadan and other related chieftaincies in Ibadanland as
well as the government White Paper as conveyed in Government Gazette No 14,
Notice 27 Vol. 42 of 23rd August 2017 and Gazette No. 15 Notice 28 Vol. 42 of
August 24, 2017, respectively.
He maintained that governor of
the State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi exercised his powers as conferred on him by
section 28(i) Cap. Vol 1 of the Chiefs Law of Oyo State of Nigeria 2000 and the
amended 1959 declaration.
Alli said that High Chief Senator
Lekan Balogun, Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland; High Chief Eddy Oyewole, Asipa
Olubadan of Ibadanland; High Chief Akinloye Owolabi Olakuleyin, Balogun of
Ibadanland; High Chief Tajudeen Ajibola, Osi Balogun of Ibadaland; High Chief
Latifu Gbadamosi Adebimpe, Asipa Balogun of Ibadanland; High Chief Dr Kolawole
Adegbola, Ekarun Blaogun of Ibadanland; High Chief Abiodun Kola-Daisi, Ekerin
Olubadan of Ibadanland and High Chief S. Amidu Ajibade, Ekarun Olubadan of
Ibadanland will now be addressed as Royal Majesties, while the Olubadan of
Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji remains the Imperial Majesty with no disruption
or amendment to the traditional Olubadan Chieftaincy ascendancy system or
structure.
He stated that Chief Lasisi
Akano, Onijaye of Ijaye; Chief Ismaila Olasunkanmi, Oniroko of Iroko; Chief
Moses Olasunkanmi, Onikereku of Ikereku; Chiief Mudasiru Omodele Adebayo, Baale
Olodo; Chief Victor Sunday Okunola, Elegbeda of Egbeda; Alhaji Wahab Olabamiji
Okedina, Baale Okelade-Okin; Chief Olabamiji Ahmed Thomas, Alakufo of Akufo;
Chief Gbolagade Muritala Babalola, Onido of Ido; Chief Dauda Omotoso, Baale
Awotan; Chief Tiamiyu Labiyi Ladipo, Baale of Abanla and Chief James Oladipo
Obisesan, Baale Akanran were conferred with His Royal Highness status.
Speaking on behalf of the new
Obas, His Royal Majesty, Oba Lekan Balogun, the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland
thanked the Oyo State Government and the governor of the State, Senator Abiola
Ajimobi for answering the call of the people to review the Olubadan chieftaincy
declaration of 1959, stressing that the new development was God ordained.
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