Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, arrived in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to meet with the kingmakers, the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rasidi Ladoja has confirmed.
TribuneOnline reports High Chief Ladoja, saying in a telephone conversation that “Baba ti de” means Baba is around.
This was just as the Olubadan Advisory Council has confirmed the health status of the Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin as they submitted that he is fit to be crowned as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The non-public appearance of Oba Olakulehin since the demise of Late Oba Sen. Lekan Balogun twenty-one days ago has generated heated arguments among the stakeholders including the stakeholders
REPORTERS AT LARGE recalls that the kingmakers in an interview said his nomination cannot be done in absentia.
He is currently at his private residence at No 1, Cassia Street, Alalubosa Government Reserved Area in the Ibadan South West Local Government Area of the state.
The Osi Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Lateef Adebimpe has laid to rest the rumour over the state of health of the Olubadan-designate, as he confirmed him hale and hearty.
On Friday, Oba Adebimpe was at the Alalubosa GRA residence of Oba Olakulehin in the company of three other Obas.
Oba Owolabi Olakulehin was accompanied on the visit by Osi Olubadan, Oba Eddy Oyewole, the Ashipa Olubadan, Abiodun Kola-Daisi; Asipa Balogun Olubadan, and Oba Kola Adegbola.