Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has announced the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, as the new Chairman of the Oyo State Council of Obas.
Makinde made the announcement at a brief event held at the old House of Chiefs, Agodi, Ibadan, Nigeria.
The Governor said the chairmanship will be rotational among the trio of Olubadan, Alaafin of Oyo, and Soun of Ogbomoso with a period of two years each.
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade was absent at the event…
Before Osun state was carved out of the Old Oyo state, Ooni Sijuade was the permanent chairman of the Old Oyo state council of traditional rulers.
The late Alaafin Lamidi Adeyemi fought Ooni Okunade Sijuade all through till the military government created Osun state in 1992.
The Olubadan and the Soun are now doing the same to the Alaafin.
But, unlike Alaafin Adeyemi that was not successful in his bid to start a rotation in old Oyo State, the Soun and Olubadan succeeded at it in the new Oyo state.