“No Time, I said I Backed His Nomination Or Not” – Ladoja On Balogun As Next Olubadan

Former Governor Rasheed Ladoja has reacted to claims of backing former Senator Lekan Balogun as the next Olubadan.

Traditionally, Balogun who is the Otun Olubadan is next in line to become the Olubadan SocietyNow.Ng learned.

The Olubadan throne became vacant with the death of Olubadan Adetunji Saliu earlier in the week.

Ladoja,a former Governor of Oyo state is the Osi Olubadan.

Reacting to reports he is part of those backing Balogun to take the throne in the face of emerging position, Ladoja stated

“In my comment, I did not say High Chief Lekan Balogun will be the next Olubadan or not.

“I said and quote me, Otun Olubadan, traditionally is the next heir to the throne of Olubadan, but in this regard, but in this regard, I’m not talking about the nomination of Lekan Balogun.”

“There was no time, I said I backed his nomination or not. Please, only report what I said and don’t quote me out of context.”

“It is a known fact that, in Ibadan tradition, the Otun Olubadan traditionally becomes the next Olubadan after the exit of the Olubadan.”

“That explanation should not be misconstrued to mean I’m in support of his nomination as the next Olubadan or not.”

“Let it be also known that I have no hand in the letter written by an Ibadan-born lawyer and former justice commissioner, Barr. Michael Lana. I did not know anything about it,”