Can anyone list all the cheiftancy titles one must be conferred with before he becomes the Olubadan?

Lol.

This is funny.

Do you have answers?

MetaPhysical: Lol.

This is funny.

Do you have answers?

No, im sorry, I do not.

To become Olubadan, you first have to be to be elected by your extended family compound to represent them in the council of Ibadan High Chiefs.

There are two groups in the Council of High Chiefs: either you join the Balogun group or you join the Otun group. Each group has about 10 chiefs. From there you begin to climb the ladder.

With luck it may one day be your turn to become Olubadan . But the first step is to win the respect of your family compound in order to be elected by them, and to do that you have to be of high moral, economic, etc., standards. Hope this helps.

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There are two groups in the Council of High Chiefs: either you join the Balogun group or you join the Otun group. Each group has about 10 chiefs. From there you begin to climb the ladder.

Yes, this does help! But I'm more interested in the steps -- I'd like to know the exact titles that lead to becoming Olubadan. Can you list all of the steps?

Gimmie sometime. I have a book on the issue. Will find it and give you the titles, but it may not contain too much detail on the steps. Will see if I can find an Ibadan person to consult.

belltwelve: Gimmie sometime. I have a book on the issue. Will find it and give you the titles, but it may not contain too much detail on the steps. Will see if I can find an Ibadan person to consult.

Thank you, sir!

Synopsis: Ok. The first thing as I said earlier is to be elected Mogajji of your compound. Then you enter the most junior post/title or step called Jagun.

The steps to take are simply to wait as higher chiefs join there ancestors, which is akin to a crown prince waiting for his dad mum to pass on, so that he can become monarch .

As that happens you climb the higher steps. Averagely it takes about 35 years to complete the 23 steps (not 10(my bad).

For instance, it took the present Olubadan, Oba Odunalan 35 years to rise from the 'humble' step-title of Jagun to the eminent position of Olubadan . The 23rd and last step before you become Olubadan is Balogun, who is the Olubadan in waiting. This is after step 22 (Otun Olubadan or Otun Balogun).

Advice: politics is a very short route to becoming Olubadan: former governors Rashid Ladoja is currently Ashipa , which means he is in step 20 (wow), just 3 steps to the royal crown. Former strongman of Ibadan politics, Lamidi Adedibu died as Akerun or Ekarun- step 18.

For more details read this article click http://okebadan..com/2007/08/olubadan-oba-samuel-odulana-dr-his.html. It contains the 23 steps or titles on table 1.

belltwelve: Synopsis: Ok. The first thing as I said earlier is to be elected Mogajji of your compound. Then you enter the most junior post/title or step called Jagun.

The steps to take are simply to wait as higher chiefs join there ancestors, which is akin to a crown prince waiting for his dad mum to pass on, so that he can become monarch .

As that happens you climb the higher steps. Averagely it takes about 35 years to complete the 23 steps (not 10(my bad).

For instance, it took the present Olubadan, Oba Odunalan 35 years to rise from the 'humble' step-title of Jagun to the eminent position of Olubadan . The 23rd and last step before you become Olubadan is Balogun, who is the Olubadan in waiting. This is after step 22 (Otun Olubadan or Otun Balogun).

Advice: politics is a very short route to becoming Olubadan: former governors Rashid Ladoja is currently Ashipa , which means he is in step 20 (wow), just 3 steps to the royal crown. Former strongman of Ibadan politics, Lamidi Adedibu died as Akerun or Ekarun- step 18.

For more details read this article click http://okebadan..com/2007/08/olubadan-oba-samuel-odulana-dr-his.html. It contains the 23 steps or titles on table 1.

Thanks again for your help!