Oyo Governor Approves Date for Installation of New OlubadanYour support matters. Sustain independent journalism in Nigeria – contribute to Legit.ng. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has approved Friday, March 11, for the installation of the new Olubadan of Ibadan. The approval was contained in a letter signed by Bashir Olanrewaju, permanent secretary, ministry of local government and chieftaincy matters in Oyo and addressed to Mr Lekan Balogun. The governor also congratulated Balogun on his elevation as Olubadan, The Cable reports. The letter reads: PAY ATTENTION: Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! Recommended for you Supreme Court vs FG: Strike looms as NLC issues fresh ultimatum to Buhari o... Makinde had earlier announced the name of Balogun, as the Olubadan-designate, stating that his decision was in line with the existing Ibadan traditional system, This Day added. Following the death of Saliu Adetunji, the Olubadan of Ibadan, Lekan Balogun is the Otun Olubadan, next in line to be king. However, in a letter dated Monday, January 3, and addressed to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, Michael Lana, a former attorney-general of Oyo state said installing Balogun as king will amount to an aberration and illegality while noting that he is not fit to be crowned as the next Olubadan of Ibadan. Recommended for you “You think say you wise”: Burna Boy teases his sister, reveals her age duri... The lawyer said Balogun, some high chiefs and Baales were illegally conferred with their titles by Abiola Ajimobi, former governor of the state. In another development, Makinde had wished Asiwaju Bola Tinubu well in his quest to become the president of Nigeria. While wishing Tinubu well, the Oyo state chief executive noted that he wants the best for Nigeria in the 2023 general elections. He made the comment when Tinubu visited him over the demise of three prominent Oyo citizens. In the last few weeks, the state has lost one of its former governors, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, and two prominent traditional rulers – the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi Ajagungbade III, and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, Aje. Source: Legit.ng The governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde has given his consent on the selected date for the installation of the new Olubadan This development was made known in a letter signed by the permanent secretary, ministry of local government and chieftaincy matters in Oyo The letter which contained Makinde's congratulatory message was addressed to Lekan Balogun, the new ruler Your support matters. Sustain independent journalism in Nigeria – contribute to Legit.ng. Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! “I refer to a letter dated No.IBSELG243TI/17 of February 16, 2022, on the above subject and inform you that His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Oyo State, has approved March 11, 2022 as the date of the installation of the new Olubadan of Ibadan. “Once again, Congratulations Kabiyesi.”