The Oyo  State Governor, SEYI MAKINDE has approved the appointment of Oba OWOLABI OLAKULEYIN as the 43rd Olubadan of lbadanland.

The governor gave the approval in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Law of Oyo State 2000 as amended.

In a statement signed by the governor’s spokesman, SULAIMON OLANREWAJU, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, OLUSEGUN OLAYIWOLA, confirmed the approval.

The statement noted that the approval was a conclusion of a series of processes stipulated by the extant laws of the state regarding ascension to royal thrones.

The governor congratulated the new Olubadan, praying that his tenure would birth greater developments in Ibadanlandand Oyo State as a whole.