Ibadan family heads seek financial autonomy for Olubadan palace

Family heads in Ibadan, popularly referred to as Mogajis are seeking financial autonomy for the palace of Olubadan of Ibadanland through the creation of the Royal Investment Fund, saying that the palace of the first class traditional ruler must not at any point in time lack all required financial needs to function effectively.

The Mogajis urged stakeholders at all levels to create a working investment funding system, which is capable of solving all the financial needs of the Olubadan and the palace.

Speaking on behalf of the Mogajis during a visit to the new Olubadan designate, Chief Lekan Balogun, at his Alarere, Ibadan residence, the President, Association of Mogajis in Ibadanland, Chief Asimiyu Ariori, maintained that financial autonomy for the Olubadan palace will go along way in solving financial difficulties the palace has been subjected to.

The Mogajis pledged their support for the Olubadan designate towards ensuring that all traditional chieftaincy requests will be granted on merit and not by financial inducement, adding that honorary titles can be granted at the discretion of the new Olubadan and the Council.

They appealed to the Olubadan designate that Ibadan Mogajis should be informed and involved in the assessment of candidates for the positions of Mogajis and Baales in order to prevent miscreants and people of questionable characters from breaking into the Ibadan traditional royal system.

They, however, requested for the expansion of the Local Government Traditional Council for an effective royal development at the grassroots, saying membership of the traditional Council should be increased to give room for more Mogajis to be members.

Ariori stated: “Several Local Government traditional council in Ibadanland were populated by the Baales only, without been jealous, this does not give proper equal distributions and it is seriously affecting security, social-economic development at the grassroots.”

The Mogajis, therefore, congratulated Balogun for his emergence as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, saying that a new positive era in the History of Ibadanland has begun.

“This is the first time Ibadanland will be so lucky to have an experienced PhD holder, a Senator, an accomplished corporate person who has distinguished himself as an international figure on all the continents of the world.

“Kabiyesi, it is our sincere hope that Ibadanland will benefit from your excellent wisdom and experience to sustain further progress and development of the Ibadan and make it the ideal capital city of Africa.”

The Otun Apesin of Ibadanland, Chief Dotun Sanusi, while speaking on efforts of the Mogajis towards the sustenance of peace in Ibadanland through “Ibadan Peace and Security Initiative said that the aim of the initiative was too sustained the peaceful coexistence and unity of Ibadan people and also ensure peace and violence-free environment within the city, most especially among the Youths.

He added that the organisation equally sustained a lot of youth empowerment programmes, educational development for youths, through sports, healthy competitions against youths violence and gangsterism among others.

He, however, said the initiative has succeeded by attracting more investors into Ibadanland as a result of adequate security of lives and prosperity in the city.

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