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Ibadan Agog As Senator Lekan Balogun Set To Emerge As Next Olubadan Of Ibadan

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According to the laid down hierarchy of ascension the Ibadan throne, The Otun Olubadan of Ibadan land, Senator Lekan Balogun, may be next to replace the late highly revered king in line as the Olubadan of Ibadan following the demise of Oba Saliu Adetunji

In the hierarchy of Ibadan chiefs, Lekan Balogun comes first as can be seen below:

1) Lekan Balogun: Otun Olubadan.
2) ‎His Excellency, Senator Rashidi Ladoja: Osi Olubadan.
3) Owolabi Olakulehin: Balogun Olubada‎n
4). Olufemi Olaifa: Otun Balogun.
5) ‎Eddy Oyewole: Ashipa Olubadan.
6) Tajudeen Ajibola: Osi Balogun.
7) Amidu Ajibade:Ekaarun Olubadan.
8) Lateef Gbadamosi: Ashipa Balogun Olubadan.
9) Kola Adegbola: Ekarun Balogun‎.
10) Abiodun Kola-Daisi: Ekerin Olubadan‎.

But who really is Lekan Balogun and what is his antecedents to warrant him to be touted as the next occupant of the seat?

Lekan Balogun

A businessman, Lekan Balogun sits on the board of several companies with interests in Oil and Gas, Distributive Trade, Management Consulting, Mechanized Farming and Export of non-oil items as well as Travels and Tourism.
A former senator, he was an administrator/head, industrial relations, recruitment and scholarships, planning and development at Shell Petroleum Development Company.

He was also a Research Fellow with the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, a director with Triumph Newspaper, Kano; Editor of the monthly Magazine-“The Nigerian Pathfinder” as well as Management Consultant for Multinational Organizations such as Leyland, Exiat Battery and Nigerian Breweries.

He’s a renowned technocrat, author and philanthropist.

He holds a Doctorate, Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Public Administration; Public and Social Administration and Economics from Columbus International University, Brunel University and Manchester University all in the United Kingdom.

A former Presidential Aspirant on the platform of SDP, Senator Balogun was also a Gubernatorial Candidate for the PDP in Oyo State in the present political dispensation and a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the Fourth Republic.

He was chairman Senate Committee on National Planning and was a member to many Senate Committees such as Appropriations, Security and Intelligence, Police Affairs and Defence (Army).

The soon to be 80 year old Balogun has written and published widely. Many of his publications include but not limited to; A Review of Nigeria’s 4 years’ Development Plan, 1970-1974; Nigeria: Social Justice or Doom; Power for Sale: published in Punch Newspaper; Arrogance of Power; Nigeria: The people must decide, among other publications.

The soon to be crowned Olubadan has not been without his own share of controversy. In 2018, he alongside other Ibadan high chiefs got into a long drawn battle with the late revered king.

They accused the Olubadan  of running a  one-man-show and disregarding the Olubadan-in-Council.
They also accused the monarch of appointing Mogajis (family heads) and Baales (village heads) without consulting the council.

Balogun in particular was the most vocal of the chiefs who many believed instigated the crisis between the chiefs who deserted the Olubadan palace and the king.

Following a mediation between the Olubadan and the chiefs, the Olubadan had asked high chiefs  to apologise to the people of Ibadanland in particular and the Yoruba people in general for  undermining our custom and tradition.
According to him, there is nowhere in Yorubaland where two kings sit inside a palace.

“Apart from violating our customs and tradition, there is no law that backs the wearing of illegal crowns in Ibadanland,’’ Adetunji  said.

Adetunji stated  that contrary to the allegation of the high chiefs, he had done no wrong nor acted illegally at any time.

According to him, Section 22 (2) of the Chiefs Law, Cap 28 Law of Oyo State 2000 makes the Olubadan the prescribed and consenting authority on all chieftaincy matters in Ibadanland.

The monarch argued that the Olubadan-in-Council was merely an advisory body without any power.

Also, last year, there were allegations that Balogun was at loggerhead with the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde. But Balogun quickly refuted this by debunking the allegation of having a rift with the  governor just as he also maintained that the Ibadan Traditional Council had no grudge with the governor.

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