The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, has promoted 10 Ibadan traditional Chiefs to higher ranks in the Otun Chieftaincy Line in Ibadanland.

The promotion exercise took place at the Banquet Hall of the Olubadan Palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan, on Friday.

In his message to the newly elevated Chiefs, Oba Ladoja urged them to see their elevation as a call to greater responsibility to Ibadanland, for whom more is given, more is expected, he stressed.

Furthermore, the paramount ruler charged the newly promoted rulers to always think of what they can do to move Ibadanland forward in the areas of peace maintenance, love, unity, economic emancipation, security, religious harmony, food sufficiency, abstaining from land grabbing and other criminal activity that can tarnish the throne of the Olubadan of Ibadanland.

In a sideline interview shortly after the elevation programme, the newly promoted Ikolaba Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Dauda Gbadamosi, assured Oba Ladoja and the Olubadan-In-Council that the promotion of the new Chiefs will not be taken for granted, but instead they will join hands with the monarch and the members of the Olubadan-In-Council to take Ibadanland to greater heights.

Other elevated Chiefs are Chief Williams Oyeleke Oyekola as the new Asaaju Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Oluyinka Akande as the new Ayingun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Olufemi Olukorede Ogunwale as the Aare-Ago Olubadan of Ibadanland, and Chief Wasiu Aderoju Aladorin as the new Lagunna Olubadan of Ibadanland.

Other newly promoted Chiefs are Chief Abiola Iyiola as Aare – Egbe Omo Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Dotun Sanusi as Gbonka Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Akinola Alabi as Aare Onibon Olubadan of Ibadanland and Chief Oladiran Abiodun Alabi as Bada Olubadan of Ibadanland.

Present at the promotion exercise were the Otun Balogun of Ibadanland, the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Eddy Oyewole, the Otun Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Kolawole Adegbola, the Osi Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Abiodun Kola – Daisi, the Ashipa Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Amidu Ajibade, the Ashipa Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Dauda Azeez, and the Ekerin Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Akeem Adewoyin.

The Iyalode line was represented by Chief Soyege Taye, Chief Durosaro Yewande and Chief Onibiyo Scott.

Other dignitaries were Chief Bola Doherty, Iyaloja of Ibadanland, Chief Iswat Ameringun, Hon. Bola Fawole, mogajis, baales and other invited guests. (The Nation)

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