The Otun Olubadan of Ibadan land, Senator Lekan Balogun, may be next in line as the Olubadan of Ibadan following the demise of Oba Saliu Adetunji according to the laid down hierarchy of ascension the Ibadan throne.
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The hierarchical arrangement in the Ibadan system has a two line approach, the Balogun system and the Olubadan (Otun) system.
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Olubadans are appointed on rotational basis to occupy the stool on the death of a monarch. The next to Olubadan and most senior on both lines are the Otun Olubadan and Balogun.
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Oba Saliu Adetunji was crowned the 41st Olubadan of Ibadan following his coronation on March 4, 2016.
Prior to his coronation, Oba Adetunji was the Balogun of Ibadan land which indicates that the Otun Olubadan, Senator Lekan Balogun may be next in line according to the rotational system.
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Oba Adetunji passed away in the early hours of Sunday at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo state at the age of 93.
WHO IS LEKAN BALOGUN?
Following his primary school education, Lekan proceeded to the CAC Modern School, Anlugbua, where he wrote the Qualifying Examination that enabled him travel to the UK to study for his O and A level certificates. Subsequently, he was admitted to the Columbus International University for his first degree and then Brunel University, both in the UK, for his master’s degree in public and social administration.
He worked with Lamberth Local Government Social Services Department for one-and-a-half years, and then left to pursue a Ph.D at the Manchester University, UK. On his return to Nigeria, he worked with Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, and then the Shell British Petroleum Company, where he rose to the position of head of recruitment.
In 1999, he was elected a member of the Nigerian Senate, where he served as chairman, Senate Committee on National Planning. He was also a member of other committees, including appropriations and security.
Balogun was a director at Triumph Newspaper, Kano, and editor at The Nigerian Pathfinder, a monthly magazine. He was one of the 21 Ibadan leaders raised to the rank of king by a former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, in 2017.
As Olubadan, Balogun will no longer be addressed as ‘His Royal Highness’, but ‘His Imperial Majesty’.
