Olubadan elevated 4 senior chiefs, 1 junior in Balogun line of ascendancy

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin, on Friday, promoted four senior Chiefs and one junior Chief in the Balogun line.

CityNews reports that the promotion is in line with the tradition of ascendancy to the Olubadan stool.

Our correspondent reports that the ceremony was done by the Olubadan in his palace at Oke Aremo, Ibadan.

The traditional rites were performed by the Oluwo of Ibadanland, Chief Wahab Popoola Labosinde who decorated the elevated Senior Chief and the junior Chief with the traditional Akoko leaves.

Those who were promoted were; Senior Chief Samuel Adegboyega Adeniran, who was elevated from Ekefa Balogun to Abese Balogun, Senior Chief Taiwo Anthony Adebayo Oyekan (absent ) who was promoted from Agbakin Balogun to Maye Balogun, Senior Chief Raufu Amusa Eleruwere who climbed the ladder from Aare Alaasa Balogun to Ekefa Balogun, Senior Chief Emiola Onideure who advanced from Ikolaba Balogun to Agbakin Balogun and Chief (Barrister) Tirimisiyu Arowolo Obisesan (absent) who rose from Asaaju Balogun to Aare Alaasa Balogun.

The traditional ruler congratulated the new chiefs on their elevation and charged them to use their rise in position for the progress, unity and development of Ibadanland, Oyo State and Nigeria at large.

Olakulehin admonished the newly elevated traditional title holders to rededicate their lives to the preservation of the Yoruba culture as well as improving the quality of lives of residents and indigenes of Ibadan land.