The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, set up a 14-man committee for the coronation and presentation of staff of office to the new Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin.
NewsNow reports that the seat became vacant after the passage of the 42nd Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, on March 14, 2024, after spending two years on the throne.
Having followed the procedure in the selection and nomination of Oba Olakulehin, the governor approved the recommendation by Ibadan kingmakers and fixed July 12 for the coronation and presentation of staff of office to the monarch.
A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, in Ibadan, the state capital, announced the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Ademola Ojo, as the head of the committee.
Other cabinet members in the committee, according to the statement, were the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Toyin Balogun; Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Wasiu Olatunbosun and Oyelade.
“The coronation committee also has the son of the Olubadan-designate, Folaseke Olakulehin, Onikepo Akande, Oba Abiodun Kola-Daisi, Oba Lateef Adebimpe, former state Deputy Governor, Hazeem Gbolarumi; Toye Arulogun, Bishop Ademola Moradeyo, retired CP Sunday Odukoya, Mogaji Abduljeleel Adanla and Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Ramota Agberemi-Dabo, as members,” the statement read.