Governor Seyi Makinde on Thursday announced Oba Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, as the new Chairman of the Oyo State Council of Obas at a brief event held at the House of Chiefs, Agodi, Ibadan.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Governor said the chairmanship would rotate every two years among the Olubadan, the Alaafin of Oyo, and the Soun of Ogbomoso-land. The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, was notably absent from the event. “The chairmanship will be rotational between the trio of Olubadan, Alaafin, and Soun,” Makinde said. Details of the council’s future activities and the next rotation period are expected to follow.