Meet Olakulehin Ex-Rep Member-elect & Former Soldier As The Next Olubadan Of Ibadan (pic)
The Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, will be crowned as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland subject to the approval of the state governor, Seyi Makinde.
He will be crowned following the demise of the 42nd Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, on Thursday.
He is the next in line to the late Olubadan.
Confirming the death of the monarch, Makinde, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, said Oba Balogun died at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
The late monarch, who was born on October 18, 1942, reigned for two years.
He will be buried according to Islamic rights on Friday at 4 pm.
The next in line, Olakulehin, who heads the Balogun line, hails from Ita Baale in Ibadan North East Local Government.
He hails from Okugbaja family, Ita Baale area.
He became Mogaji in 1983, started climbing Olubadan ladder in 1986.
He was chairman, Ibadan South -East, Mapo.
He owns Olakulehin Printing Press and a bakery.
He is an ex-service man, because he 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.
He’s a devoted Christian too.
