The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has intervened in the long-standing Onido stool crisis in Ido town, Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, where three individuals are currently laying claim to the traditional throne.
The monarch called on all parties involved in the dispute to maintain peace, announcing that a panel of inquiry would be inaugurated on Monday, January 12, at the Olubadan Palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan, to investigate the matter.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Olubadan’s media aide, Adeola Oloko. The statement, however, did not reveal the names or composition of the panel members.
Residents and stakeholders of Ido town had earlier raised fresh concerns over the unresolved crisis, which has lingered for nearly two decades. They revealed that the community is currently faced with three claimants to the Onido throne: Oba Benjamin Ademola Ishola Orobiyi II, Tajudeen Akinola, and Muritala Babalola.
Speaking to journalists in Ibadan, the leader of the concerned group, Sarafadeen Adeyeye, described the situation as unhealthy for the community and appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde and the Olubadan to urgently intervene.
“At the moment, Ido is in a very delicate situation because we have three different people claiming to be the Onido. This has continued to create tension, confusion, and division in the town,” Adeyeye said.
Ido Local Government was historically one of the five local governments that made up the Ibadan District before the arrangement was abolished in 1956.
Confirming his intervention, the Olubadan said the panel would begin work immediately after its inauguration.
“Part of the panel’s mandate is to examine both the remote and immediate causes of the Onido stool crisis and make far-reaching recommendations that will guide the Olubadan and his council in resolving the 19-year-old dispute once and for all,” he stated.
Oba Ladoja added that the panel was constituted in the exercise of his authority as the prescribed and consenting authority on all chieftaincy matters in Ibadanland.
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