March 15, (THEWILL) – The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Moshood Olalekan Balogun, is dead.
Oba Balogun was confirmed dead at the University College Hospital (UCH), a few hours after he was moved into the health facility on Thursday evening, he was 82.
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, announced his death in a statement on Thursday night.
The Governor, who described Oba Balogun as a great Iroko tree, said the Kabiyesi was an epitome of royal excellence and a great achiever, who made great marks on Ibadanland in just a little over two years of his reign.
He expressed his condolences to the Olubadan-in-Council, the Oyo State Traditional Council and the people of Ibadanland and Oyo State, praying to God to grant repose to the soul of the deceased monarch.
“A mighty Iroko has fallen; Oba Dr Balogun has joined the ancestors. In Kabiyesi, Ibadanland had a cosmopolitan and well-experienced Olubadan, who made indelible marks on the sands of history and achieved greatly within a short while.
“On behalf of the Government and good People of Oyo State, I condole with the immediate family of the Oba Dr Balogun, the Olubadan-in-Council, the Oyo State Traditional Council and the people of Ibadanland. It is my prayer that God grants repose to the soul of our late monarch”, he said.
Born 1942, Oba Balogun was the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland. He ascended the throne on March 11, 2022, after the demise of his predecessor, Oba Saliu Adetunji, 93, who died on January 2, 2022, after reigning from 4th March 2016.
Oba Balogun represented Oyo Central Senatorial District between 1999 and 2003.
