Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakuleyin as the 43rd Olubadan of lbadan land.

The governor gave the approval in a memo dated June 14, 2024, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 19 (Cap 28) Law of Oyo State 2000, as amended.

According to a statement by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon Olusegun Olayiwola, the approval is a culmination of a series of processes stipulated by the extant laws of the state regarding ascension to royal thrones.

He added that the governor congratulated the new Olubadan, praying that his tenure will birth greater developments in Ibadan land and Oyo State in general.