Oba Rashidi Ladoja, former Governor of Oyo State, has been installed as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland.

The coronation took place at the Ose Meji Temple in Ibadan South-East Local Government Area, after Ladoja first received the traditional Akoko leaf at the Labosinde Compound, Oja’ba.

He will be formally presented with the staff and instrument of office by Governor Seyi Makinde at Mapo Hall, a ceremony the governor cut short his annual leave to personally attend.

Ladoja succeeds the late Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, the 43rd Olubadan, who passed on July 7, 2025.