The Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakuleyin as the 43rd Olubadan of lbadanland.
This was contained in a press statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Sulaimon Olanrewaju on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the governor gave the approval on June 14, 2024 in line with the Section 19 (Cap 28) Law of Oyo State 2000 as amended.
The statement reads:
PRESS RELEASE
Makinde approves appointment of Olakunleyin as 43rd Olubadan
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakuleyin as the 43rd Olubadan of lbadanland.
The governor gave the approval in a memo signed on 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, Honourable 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.
The statement added that the governor congratulated the new Olubadan, praying that his tenure will birth greater developments in Ibadanland and Oyo State as a whole.
Sulaimon Olanrewaju
Special Adviser (Media) to Oyo State Governor
June 19, 2024.
