ALL HAILS OLUBADAN APPOINTMENT AS THE CHAIRMAN OYO STATE TRADITIONAL COUNCIL OF OBAS , CHIEFS

All and Sundry have congratulated His Imperial Majesty Oba ( Dr) Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja ( Arusa1) on his recent appointment as the chairman of Oyo State traditional Council of Obas and Chiefs by the Executive Governor of Oyo State Engr. Seyi Makinde 

The congratulatory messages came from all walks of life within and outside Nigeria saying that with records and the antecedents available and without prejudice, Oba Ladoja is suitable for the current chairmanship position 

The congratulatory messages are contained in the press release issued and signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Ayoade Solomon Olugbemiga on Sunday.

According to the congratulatory messages, Oba Ladoja was seen as the rallying point when we are talking of unity among the traditional title holders not only in Oyo State but Yoruba race as a whole, resilience, accumulated experiences as former senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ex-Governor of Oyo State, Experienced politician, business tycoon, philanthropist, welfarist, promoter of Yoruba cultural heritage among others 

It is unprecedented in the history of Ibadanland and Oyo State to have the like of Oba Ladoja as Olubadan of Ibadanland and the Chairman of Oyo State traditional council of Obas and Chiefs considering his antecedents", the press release further stressed.

The congratulatory messages came from  Olubadan Palace staff, all sons and daughters of Ibadanland within and in the diaspora, residents of Ibadanland, traditional title holders in Ibadanland and even outside Oyo State 

Oba Ladoja was advised not to relent in his efforts to foster unity among Yoruba Obas as well as traditional rulers in the country, he should continue to preach peaceful co -existence, religious harmony and the progress of the country as a whole 

Those who sent the congratulatory messages expressed their gratitude to the Executive Governor of Oyo State for painstakingly taking due process before the appointment of Oba Ladoja as the current Chairman of Oyo State traditional council of Obas and Chiefs 

They all prayed God to give the new chairman wisdom, sound health, prosperity and longevity of life in the service of God and humanity 

E- Signed 

Chief Ayoade Solomon Olugbemiga 

The Chief Press Secretary to Olubadan of Ibadanland