A former Governor of Oyo State, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja has declared that the proposed rotational chairmanship of the Council of Obas between the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Alaafin of Oyo and Soun of Ogbomoso is the best.
Ladoja made this declaration while addressing journalists who visited him at his Ondo street residence in Ibadan on Friday.
Our correspondent reports that the journalists paid a visit to the residence of the former governor shortly after the Eld Kabir festival prayers.
DAILY POST gathered that the State House of Assembly recently passed the bill for rotational chairmanship of Oyo State Council of Obas between the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Alaafin of Oyo and Soun of Ogbomoso.
Ladoja, while speaking with journalists on Friday, noted that those who are opposing the bill which has been passed into law are ignorant of history.
The Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, declared that the proposed rotational chairmanship among the traditional rulers in the state is a welcome development.
He commended the Oyo State House of Assembly for the initiative.
Ladoja stressed that those criticising inclusion of Olubadan and Soun as co-chairmen of the council are doing that in vain.
Ladoja noted that Ibadan has 11 local governments which cannot be compared to other zones in the state.
He said, “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”;.
