History will be made today in the ancient city of Ibadan with the presentation of staff of office to Senator Moshood Olalekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The coronation ceremony which started on Monday with traditional rites will be rounded up at the ancient Mapo Town Hall in Ibadan South East Local Government Area where the State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, will be presenting staff of office to the new Olubadan.
Residents from the eleven local government areas that made up the metropolis have been mobilized to attend the historic event.
Also, various market leaders in Ibadan have ordered the closure of all the markets in local and urban areas of the city in honour of the new Olubadan.
Aside from the closure of the various markets, market men and women, representatives of traditional organizations including Oodua Peoples Congress, the Agbekoyas, the Vigilante groups will be appearing in different attires to add glamour to the event.
The traditional drummers have shifted base to the Aliwo Family House of the new Olubadan where visitors are being treated to various Yoruba songs.
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Senator Balogun will be leaving Ipebi for Mapo Hall before returning to his Aliwo Family House.
In order to forestall the breakdown of law and order, security has been beefed up around Mapo hall, Aliwo and Alarere residence of Olubadan and other areas within the metropolis.
Nigerian Tribune gathered that all the security operatives including police, the local vigilante and host of others have been mandated to ensure the protection of lives and property during and after the ceremony.
For effective monitoring, the Oyo State Transport Management Authority has restricted the operation of the motorists with the closure of some routes.
The affected routes and alternatives routes as made available by OYTRMA include; Beere Junction and Oranyan route, Beere-Oke Dada Route and Agbeni- Ogunpa route; alternative route to barricade at Born-Photos are Gege route inward Oke-Ado and Idi-Arere Route inward Molete;
Alternative routes to the Idi-Arere blockade are; Agbongbon-Kobomoje-Eleta-Oranyan routes; and alternative routes to the Itamerin barricade are Beere-Oje route, Agbeni-Ogunpa route.
OYRTMA expressed regrets over the inconveniences the temporary road diversions might cause motorists and commuters around the affected routes.
It also implored motorists and other road users along the affected routes all to adhere strictly to the provisions above and cooperate with its men and officers to ensure a rancour-free installation ceremony.
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