No one understands the true meaning of the saying “Good Things Comes To Those Who Wait” like the Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin.
If all goes as planned and with the approval of Governor Seyi Makinde, Oba Olakulehin will be crowned as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland.
His ascendancy of his forefather’s thone follows the demise of the 42nd Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, on Thursday, March 14, at the age of 81.
Recall that Governor Makinde had confirmed the death of the monarch in a statement earlier released by his Chief Press Secretary, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, who said Oba Balogun died at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
He was buried according to Islamic rights on Friday, March 15, at 4 pm.
Oba Olakulehin is the Balogun of Ibadanland and leader of the military line in the Olubadan system.
He hails from Okugbaja family, Ita Baale area. He is an ex-serviceman who served in the Nigerian Army.
In 1992, under the Social Democratic Party, (SDP) in the 3rd Republic, he contested and won the Federal House of Representatives elections.
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