Today, the Olubadan-in-council popularly known as High Chiefs became Obas.

Certificate to that effect was handed over to them by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Alli Olalekan, at a well-attended ‎event which took place at the House of Chiefs, Secretariat, Ibadan.

‎An informed source told Insideoyo.com that the iwuye would come up on Sunday at Mapo by 12 noon.

Meanwhile, the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, had described the purported outcome of of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry for the review of the existing 1957 Declaration of Olubadan of Ibadanland and other related chieftaincies in Ibadanland, headed by Justice Akintunde Boade (retd) set up by the Oyo State government, “as a joke carried too far.”

The traditional ruler stated last Tuesday, in a statement issued and signed by his Director, Media and Public Affairs, Adeola Oloko and made available to journalists in Ibadan.

The Commission of Inquiry had submitted its report to the state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, at the Governor’s Office, Ibadan on the recommendation of a 32-beaded-crown-wearing Obas in Ibadan while the Olubadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, will maintain his status as the paramount ruler of the ancient city.