OLUBADAN INSTALLS MOGAJIS, BAALES

His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr) Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja (Arusa1), the prescribed and consenting authority on the installation of traditional rulers in Ibadanland has installed  18 Mogajis and 11 Baales at the Banquet Hall of Olubadan palace,Oke Aremo Ibadan on Monday 

Speaking through both the Ashipa Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Salawudeen Amidu Ajibade and the Ekerin Balogun of Ibadanland,Oba Akeem Mobolaji Adewoyin respectively, the newly installed Chiefs were reminded that as the accredited representatives of Olubadan and the Olubadan - In  Council, they should do away with anything that can tanish the good image of Olubadan and Ibadanland 

The statement was contained in the press release issued and signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Ayoade Solomon Olugbemiga shortly after the installation Ceremony 

"As my Ambassadors, anywhere you find yourselves, do not be involved in any nefarious activity so that you will not be sanctioned", Oba Ladoja warned 

" Land grabbing is now the order of the day in Ibadanland frequently reported at the palace which can rarely occur without the support of , traditional rulers, consequently, I enjoin you all not to neither encourage nor support land grabbing activities as anyone caught will be prosecuted in the court of law and his bead withdrawn", the paramount ruler further stressed 

As the Chief Security Officers in your different domains, I urge you to be security conscious, be vigilant and pro- active on the issue of insecurity that is seriously threatening our existence 

The installed Mogajis were Prof Abideen Olaitan Olaiya,  Dr Surajudeen Olayiwola Bello , Engineer Ridwan Adesina Kareem ,Messers Ayoade Toyyib Ajibola,Salam Kamil, Raji Musiliudeen Abiola, Adeleke Muritala, Ibukun Taiwo Molomo, Afolabi Kazeem Aderemi and Folarin Saheed Adewale 

Other Mogajis were Messers Adeniyi Noah Adediran, Rahmon Akintunde Alawode, Olatinwo Morufu Ojeniyi, Festus Olalekan Fadare, Onashola Semiu Adedotun, Adekunle Adewale Olanrewaju, Fagunwa Kamorudeen Abiola and Babalola Taiwo Abolaji 

The newly installed Baales were Messers Azees Muideen Oyesina, Fajinmi ,Simon Adetunji Alalade, Yisau Adewale Adeleke, Rafiu Lawal Akinlapa, Taiwo Atanda Babalola, Ojo Ebenezer Adeniji Adewumi Ismaila Akano 

Others were Messers Ademola Oderinde Ogundepo, Musibau Morounranti Adefioye, Taiwo Ajayi Osoaro and Olalere Sobur Omowumi.

Present at the installation Ceremony were Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba (Sir) Eddy Oyewole, Otun Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba (Dr) Kolawole Adegbola, Osi Balogun of Ibadanland Oba Abiodun Kola - Daisi, Ashipa Olubadan of Ibadanland Oba Salawudeen Amidu Ajibade, Ashipa Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Abiodun Azees, Ekerin Balogun of Ibadanland Oba Akeem Mobolaji Adewoyin, Iyalode - In - Council members, traditional and religious leaders as well as distinguished invited guests.