Olubadan of Ibadanland Joins His Ancestors at the Age Of 82
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Olaekan Balogun has joined his ancestors at the age of 82.
The forty second Olubadan passed away at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, after his admission on Thursday evening.
Governor Seyi Makinde announced the sad news in a statement issued by his special adviser on media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju.
The Governor described the late monarch as a towering figure and extended his condolence to the Olubadan-in-council, the Oyo state traditional council and the people of Ibadanland.
The late Olubadan ascended the throne on March 1, 2022, after the death of Oba Saliu Adetunji who died at the age of 93.
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The statement read: With total submission to the will of God, I announce the passing unto glory of our father, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr. Mohood Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland.
A mighty Iroko has fallen; Oba Dr. Balogun has joined the ancestors.
In Kabiyesi, Ibadanland had a cosmopolitan and well-experienced Olubadan, who made indelible marks on the sands of history and achieved greatly within a short while.
On behalf of the Government and good People of Oyo State, I condole with the immediate family of the Oba Dr. Balogun, the Olubadan-in-Council, the Oyo State Traditional Council and the people of Ibadanland.
It is my prayer that God grants repose to the soul of our late monarch.
Born in 1942, Oba Balogun, who was a Fourth Republic Senator, represented Oyo Central senatorial district between 1999 and 2003.
He ascended the throne on March 11, 2022, after the demise of Oba Saliu Adetunji, Aje Oguguniso III. Adetunji, 93, had died on January 2, 2022, after reigning from March 4, 2016.
With the unique succession system of Olubadan stool, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, the current Balogun Olubadan of Ibadan, who is next in line, will be officially announced after the traditional 21 days of mourning, as the next Olubadan of Land.