A former governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, has been officially installed as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The historic ceremony took place at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, on Thursday, where Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde presented the staff of office to Ladoja at approximately 3:08 p.m.
President Bola Tinubu, alongside several serving and former governors, traditional rulers and religious leaders, attended the installation, underscoring the significance of the occasion.
With the presentation of the staff of office, Ladoja formally assumes the throne as the paramount ruler of Ibadanland, succeeding in a line of monarchs that continues to shape the cultural and political identity of the Yoruba city.
