President Bola Tinubu is presently holding a closed-door assembly with the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, on the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The go to got here lower than 4 months after Ladoja’s formal set up because the forty fourth Olubadan of Ibadanland in September 2025 and a day after Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, additionally visited the President.
Whereas particulars of the dialogue weren’t made public, the assembly marked the monarch’s first official go to to President Tinubu since his ascension to the throne.
Ladoja beforehand served as Governor of Oyo State between Could 2003 and January 2006 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Celebration.
He succeeded Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, who handed away in July 2025 after a quick reign of about one yr.
Ladoja emerged as Olubadan in step with Ibadan’s rotational chieftaincy system, which alternates between the civil (Egbe Agba) and navy (Balogun) ruling traces. The late Olakulehin was from the Balogun line.
Earlier than turning into Olubadan, Ladoja had held the place of Otun Olubadan since August 2024, putting him first within the line of succession.
His appointment as Olubadan was formally permitted by Governor Makinde in September 2025.