Soun of Ognomoso,Oba Ghandi Adeoye discussing with Governor Seyi Makinde
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, was conspicuously absent as Governor Seyi Makinde on Thursday inaugurated the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, as the first official Chairman of the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs.
At the inauguration, Makinde confirmed that the rotation of the chairmanship of the Council has officially commenced.
He said at the inauguration on Thursday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, that the chairmanship will rotate among the Olubadan of Ibadan, Alaafin of Oyo, and Soun of Ogbomoso.
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The rotation will be for a term of two years each.
It will be recalled that the Oyo State House of Assembly passed the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs (Further Amendments) Bill, 2025, which aims to improve traditional leadership in the state.
The bill retains the rotational chairmanship system, with the position alternating every two years among the Alaafin of Oyo, Olubadan of Ibadanland, and Soun of Ogbomosoland.
