Taiwo Adeyemo
Olalekan Balogun, the 42nd Olubadan died of slight malaria fever a few hours after admission at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, Oyo state.
The information was gathered by the pressclub MAPOLY through The cable news on Friday 15th of March, 2024.
According to Kola Balogun, the younger brother of the Olubadan, Olubadan was taken to the hospital over a slight malaria fever.
“Baba was hale and hearty on Monday when he received the few guests who paid him congratulatory visits on his second anniversary on that day,” Balogun was quoted as saying.
Oladele Ogunsola, media aide of the monarch, said he died on Thursday evening, a few hours after admission at the UCH Ibadan, Oyo state.
“Olubadan bowed out gracefully this evening at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan after a brief illness,” NAN quoted Ogunsola as saying
The late monarch spent two years on the throne. He was presented with the staff of office on March 11, 2022, after being endorsed by the Ibadan high chiefs.
Balogun succeeded Oba Saliu Adetunji who died on January 2, 2022, at the age of 93.
The late monarch will be buried on Friday evening at his Aliiwo ancestral home in Ibadan, according to Islamic rites.
Seyi Makinde, Oyo state governor, described the late monarch as “a mighty Iroko”.
The governor stated. “With total submission to the will of God, I announce the passing unto glory of our father, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland,”
Makinde said in a statement signed by Sulaimon Olanrewaju, his chief press secretary.
“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 the state, I condole with the immediate family of the Oba Balogun, the Olubadan-in-Council, the state Traditional Council and the people of Ibadanland. It is my prayer that God grants repose to the soul of our late monarch.
“The passing of Oba Dr. Balogun marks the end of an era for Ibadanland, leaving behind a profound void in its rich history and heritage.”