Pictured!! Unveiling The Next Olubadan

The death has been announced of the 40th
Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana
Odugade 1. The first-class king, who ascended
the throne on Friday, August 17, 2007 at the age
of 93, died in his sleep on Tuesday night. His
remains have been deposited at the UCH
mortuary.
With the demise of Oba Odugade, the next high
chief to become the Olubadan is the current
Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Saliu Adetunji.
Oba Odulana was born April 14, 1914, in Igbo
Elerin, Ibadan, to Pa Odulana Ayinla. He began
his elementary education at Saint Andrew’s
School, Bamigbola, Ibadan in January 1922 and
transferred to St. Peter’s School, Aremo, in
1929. He completed his middle school education
at Mapo Central School in 1936.
He was an Army officer during the 1939 World
War II. After returning from World War II in 1945,
he was appointed to be in charge of the
demobilisation of returning soldiers in Lagos. He
briefly worked with United Africa Company (UAC)
as a produce clerk before commencing his
teaching career at the Church Missionary
Society (CMS) Elementary School, Jago, in 1938.
He also taught in several schools from 1939 to
1942 and was with the Colonial Office Education
Department in 1964.
He went into politics in 1959 as a member of the
House of Representatives and was appointed
parliamentary secretary to Tafawa Balewa. He
was Minster of State for Labour and, in 1964, he
led the Nigerian Parliamentary delegation to the
London Constitution Conference to restructure
the former British colonies of Rhodesia and
Nyasaland (now Malawi, Zimbabwe and
Zambia).
He joined the royal chieftaincy line in 1972 as
the Mogaji of Ladunni compound in Ibadan, and
in 1976, he was conferred Jagun-Olubadan. He
was a co-founder of several organisations such
as the Ibadan Economic Foundation and the
Ibadan Progressive Union (IPU).
The Balogun of Ibadan who is next in line as
Olubadan,High Chief Saliu Adetunji is the
founder of 3 foremost music marketing
companies known as Omo Aje Sound Studio,
Adetunji Label and Baba Laje Records. Adetunji's
company markets Fuji maestro K1's music. The
recently-elevated Adetunji became Mogaji (the
head of the family) in 1976. He became Jagun
Balogun (the first line on the Balogun rung) in
1978! He is now over 80 years old.