A former Governor of Oyo State and the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, on Friday, threw his weight behind the rotational chairmanship of the state Council of Obas and Chiefs among the Alaafin of Oyo, Olubadan of Ibadanland and Soun of Ogbomosoland.
He stated this during an interview with journalists at his Bodija private residence in Ibadan, the state capital, in celebration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir.
Ladoja stressed that those criticising inclusion of Olubadan and Soun as co-chairmen of the council are doing that in vain.
PUNCH Online reports that the state House of Assembly had passed the controversial bill into law, waiting for assent from Governor Seyi Makinde.
Ladoja described the rotational chairmanship as a welcome development, saying Ibadan has 11 local governments which can not be compared to other zones in the state.
“Those criticising rotational chairmanship between Alaafin, Olubadan and Soun should be concerned about what will make life of our people better, not a needless agitation.
“There is no town that can dominate Ibadan, democracy is a game of numbers, and Ibadan has a pyramid of majority.
“Ibadan has the majority in the House of Assembly, if we are to vote for who becomes the permanent Chairman of the Council of Obas and Chiefs, we will surely win. Ibadan is the home of all. God has elevated Ibadan naturally,” he explained.
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