Excitement in Ibadan as Ladoja ascends throne today

Ibadan: Ibadan, superior of Oyo State is filled with excitement and anticipation arsenic the radical hole for the installation of Oba Rashidi Ladoja arsenic the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland today.The weeklong programme for the installation of the Olubadan of Ibadan volition contiguous travel to a climax.

Ladoja, who celebrated his 81 day yesterday , a businessman, erstwhile legislator and politician of Oyo State, roseate done the Olubadan Chieftaincy hierarchy to go Olubadan.

The information of Ladoja arsenic Olubadan followed the demise of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin connected July 7, 2 days aft his 90th birthday.

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, who has been connected his yearly vacation, was expected backmost successful Ibadan yesterday to contiguous the Staff of Office to Oba Ladoja astatine the historical Mapo hallway successful Ibadan.

Some of the dignitaries and well-wishers expected astatine the installation ceremonial scheduled for the Mapo Hall person started arriving.

Major roads successful the city, including Iwo Road, Mokola, Ring-Road, Challenge Area, Sango, Eleyele, Molete, Apata, Akala Road, Akobo, and Bashorun, are adorned with measure boards with Ladoja’s photographs and congratulatory messages to the Olubadan-designate by firm organisations, groups and individuals.

Also, astatine intervals of fewer minutes, 1 tin perceive sirens of vehicles successful convoy conveying guests to their hotels connected large roads successful Ibadan up of tomorrow’s ceremony.

Officers of the State Road Traffic Management Authority were strategically positioned astatine cardinal roadworthy junctions successful Ibadan, efficaciously managing postulation flow.

Also, the unit of the constabulary and different information agencies person been deployed and are strategically located crossed the metropolis to guarantee instrumentality and order.

The reopening of the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport successful Ibadan, which has been undergoing upgrade, connected Wednesday, is simply a cardinal portion of preparations for today’s event,.

President Bola Tinubu and different salient dignitaries, including erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar, are expected to get astatine the airdrome for the event.

The Organising Committee for the Installation ceremonial headed by Chief Bayo Oyero, a erstwhile President, Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, CCII, said that markets successful the metropolis would beryllium closed connected Friday during the event.

The Police Command successful the authorities has besides closed fewer roads adjoining the historical Mapo hall, venue of the programme, to motorists contiguous successful bid for easiness of postulation travel for guests to the programme.

Motorists person been advised to instrumentality alternate roads to their destinations.

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