President Bola Tinubu on Friday hosted the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The visit came less than four months after Ladoja’s formal installation as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland in September 2025 and just a day after Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, also paid a visit to the President.
The meeting marked the monarch’s first official visit to Tinubu since his ascension to the throne. But details of their discussions were not disclosed.
Before his installation as Olubadan, Ladoja served as Governor of Oyo State between May 2003 and January 2006 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Ladoja succeeded Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, who died in July 2025 after a brief reign of about one year.
The former Oyo governor emerged as Olubadan in line with Ibadan’s rotational chieftaincy system, which alternates between the civil (Egbe Agba) and military (Balogun) ruling lines. The late Olakulehin hailed from the Balogun line.
Before his emergence as the Olubadan, Ladoja had been the Otun Olubadan since August 2024, a position that placed him at the top of the line of succession.
Last September, Governor Makinde formally approved his appointment as Olubadan.
