Former Oyo State Governor, Senator Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, has stated that the date for the coronation of the next Olubadan of Ibadanland has not been decided yet.
Ladoja made this announcement on Friday after a meeting of the Olubadan-In-Council at the Alalubosa residence of the current Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin.
The meeting was called following the death of the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Mahood Olalekan Balogun, who passed away at the age of 81 on Thursday.
Ladoja, who is the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, informed journalists that the date for the coronation will be announced once the burial rites for the deceased are completed.
He also mentioned that the Council has already chosen the next person to become the Olubadan.
Ladoja said, “The departed monarch (Oba Balogun) came from the Otun line, the next monarch will be from Balogun line, so, the head of Balogun line is the Balogun of Ibadanland, who has become the Olubadan designate.
“We all know that Ibadan does things accordingly. If a king dies, we already know who is next, we refer to him as designate.
“We are here to formalize what next, after the burial rite of the deceased would have been completed. We also discussed how to give a befitting burial to the deceased.
“Since the deceased is a Muslim, he has to be buried in an Islamic way, and the Islamic way is that he has to be buried today, so, it has been decided that he will be buried today at Aliwo, which is his ancestral home, by 4:00 pm today.
“There will be a lying-in-state at Mapo Hall from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm before they move to Aliwo for burial. After that, there will be prayer for the monarch.
“There is no date yet for the coronation of the new Olubadan, but the date shall be announced as soon as the burial rites for the deceased are completed.”
