Ladoja Drags Makinde, Others To Court Over Elevation Of High Chiefs

Former Oyo State governor and Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Senator Rashidi Ladoja has dragged the state governor, Seyi Makinde; Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun and 10 members of the Olubadan-in-Council, who were recently elevated to Obas to court over the chieftaincy review.

Oba Balogun had last Friday crowned the high chiefs as Obas, following the review of the state’s chieftaincy law by governor Makinde.

However, Ladoja, who had kicked against the crowning of the high chiefs as Obas, shunned the ceremony.

It would be recalled that Ladoja also dragged late governor Abiola Ajimobi to court following the elevation of 33 chiefs to Obas in 2017.

The Otun Olubadanland, Rashidi Ladoja, had alleged that the Olubadan, Oba Olalekan Balogun, was plotting to prevent him from ascending to the throne when it was his time.

In the suit filed by the former governor, he alleged that the plan was that if he, “refused to be crowned, he would be denied of his status as Otun Olubadan of Ibadan Land and that he would not be permitted to ascend the throne of Olubadan of Ibadan Land when it is his turn.

The first defendant was Olubadan of Ibadanland while the 12th defendant was Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State. The second to eleventh defendants were the elevated Obas.

He stated in the suit that, “To the dismay of the claimant, he started hearing in the media that he would be crowned on the 7th day of July, 2023, when he has never consented to the untraditional act masterminded by the 1st  Defendant.