The Olubadan (Olubadan means Lord of Ibadan) is the royal title of the king of Ibadan land in Nigeria, now a largely symbolic role. According to the outline history of Ibadan by Oba Isaac Akinyele, Ibadan was founded in the 16th century. Around 1820, an army of Egba, Ijebu, Ife and Oyo people won the town during their wars with the Fulanis. After a struggle between the victors the Oyo gained control in 1829. By 1850 they had established their unusual succession principle, which is quite different compared with other traditional Yoruba rulers in that it alternates between two lines, a system where the Baale line (civic) and Balogun Isoriki line (military) shared power, subject to a traditional council representing both lines. It takes decades to groom an Olubadan for the stool through stages of chieftaincy promotion.
In 1885 C.E. the Royal Niger Company became effective rulers of the area, signing treaties with local powers such as the Olubadan, and in 1900 the British government formally assumed authority over Nigeria as a “Protectorate”. The British created the Ibadan Town Council in 1897, using the traditionally powerful local chiefs to administer their town. In 1901 the Governor Sir William MacGregor introduced an ordinance whereby the Baale became the president of the Council while the Resident was only to advise when necessary. (Rulers of Ibadan were generally referred to as Baale until 1936, when the title of Olubadan was resuscitated)
Lagelu was the 1st Olubadan
It should be noted that there were many Olubadan after Lagelu that were lost in history
Ba’ale Maye Okunade (1820–1830)
Ba’aleOluyedun
Ba’aleLakanle
BashorunOluyole 1850
Ba’aleOderinlo 1850
Ba’aleOyeshileOlugbode 1851–1864
Ba’aleIbikunle 1864 (He was to be installed but died before ascending the throne)
BashorunOgunmola 1865–1867
Ba’aleAkere I 1867–1870
Ba’aleOrowusi 1870–1871
Are Ona KakanfoObadokeLatosa 1871–1885
Ba’aleAjayiOsungbekun 1885–1893
Ba’aleFijabi I 1893–1895
Ba’aleOshuntoki 1895–1897
Ba’aleFajinmi 1897–1902
Ba’aleMosaderin 1902–1904
Ba’ale Dada Opadare 1904–1907
Ba’aleSunmonuApampa 1907–1910
Ba’aleAkintayoAwanibakuElenpe 1910–1912
Ba’aleIrefin 1912–1914
Ba’aleShittuLatosa (son of Are Latosa) 1914–1925
Ba’aleOyewoleFoko 1925–1929
OlubadanOkunolaAbass 1930–1946
OlubadanAkere I 1946
OlubadanOyetunde I 1946
OlubadanAkintundeBioku 1947–1948
OlubadanFijabi II 1948–1952
OlubadanAlli Iwo 1952
OlubadanApete 1952–1955
Oba Isaac BabalolaAkinyele 1955–1964
Oba YesufuKobiowu July 1964 – December 1964
Oba SalawuAkanniAminu 1965–1971
Oba ShittuAkintolaOyetunde II 1971–1976
Oba GbadamosiAkanbiAdebimpe 1976–1977
Oba Daniel ‘TayoAkinbiyi 1977–1982
Oba YesufuOloyedeAsanike I 1982–1994
Oba Emmanuel AdegboyegaOperinde I (1994–1999)
Oba YunusaOgundipeArapasowu I (1999–2007)
Oba Ayoola Paul Ayodele I July 2007-September 2007
Oba Samuel OdulanaOdungade I (2007–2016)
OBA SALIU AKANMUOLASUPO ADETUNJIAJE OGUNGUNNISO 1 (2016- )
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