The Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde has approved September 26, 2025 as the coronation ceremony date of Senator Rashidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland.
This was followed after a meeting with the state delegation and other members of the Olubadan-in-Council at his residence in Bodija on Wednesday.
Confirming the development, Chief Adeola Oloko, who is a media aide to Oba Rashidi Ladoja, said that “Oba Ladoja will be enthroned as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland on Friday, 26 September 2025.”
The ceremony will take place at the historic Mapo Hall in Ibadan.
Ladoja had convened a meeting with the kingmakers at his private residence on Ondo Street, Old Bodija, in the Ibadan North Local Government Area on Tuesday.
The meeting, held behind closed doors and lasting nearly two hours, was the first since Oba Ladoja’s return following the passing of the immediate-past monarch, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin.
