Crisis Rocks Olubadan Stool As Ibadan Elders Meet Ladoja, Kingmakers To Broker Peace

By Akinwale Kasali

There is crisis rocking the Olubadan Stool over the Olubadan’s nomination as former Oyo State Governor, Rashidi Ladoja, is at loggerhead with the Kingmakers, prompting the call for a Peace meeting to end the feud among the warring parties.

Ladoja who is the Otun Olubadan has been at loggerheads over the nomination of the next Olubadan following the demise of the previous Olubadan.

To end the feud, prominent Ibadan indigenes have decided to wade into the matter and bring a lasting solution to the issue.

Primate Ola Makinde, a prominent Clergyman of the Methodist Church convened the Peace Meeting which was attended by some members of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, CCII, Ibadan Elders Forum and Mogajis.

It would be recalled that the cold war over the nomination was due to the inability of the Olubadan in Council to nominate the next Olubadan.

Oba Owolabi Olakulehin who is the possible Olubadan designate is indisposed and kingmakers are bent on seeing him physically before his nomination.

This prompted Ladoja to call a meeting which was boycotted by other members of the Council meaning it was only Senator Ladoja that was at the meeting.

A meeting had earlier been held on Monday by the kingmakers who boycotted the Mapo Hall meeting.

Vanguard had earlier reported that nine members of Olubadan in Council including Ekerin Olubadan, Hamidu Ajibade, Otun Balogun, Tajudeen Ajibola, Osi Olubadan, Eddy Oyewole, Ashipa Olubadan, Abiodun Kola-Daisi, Ekarun Olubadan, Adebayo Akande; Osi Balogun, Lateef Adebimpe and others did not attend the meeting.

The Meeting convened by Primate Makinde was held on Wednesday at the residence of Chief Bode Amao and was a success, as it was concluded in the meeting that the Olubadan in Council should convene another meeting which will hold on or before Friday.

It was gathered through a source that, “At the Wednesday’s meeting, the elders appealed to both sides to think of the consequences of their actions on the ever peaceful Ibadan ascendancy system and it is not good that the orderly arrangements of the chieftaincy system.

“ We are hoping that very soon another meeting will be convened by Otun Olubadan with all the members of the council present.”

“The elders pleaded with High Chief Ladoja to allow peace to reign and not be offended for the boycott of the meeting he tried to convene.”