Four shocking facts about soon to be Olubadan

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Owolabi Olakulehin, who is slated to become the Olubadan of Ibadan, is a multifaceted man who is mostly unknown to the general public.

He became a newsmaker after the death of Ọba Lekan Balogun, who was from the same Ibadan North East local government as him.

He is from the Okugbaja family in the Ita Baale area.

He is an ex-serviceman, having served in the Nigerian army.

He ran for and won the Federal House of Representatives election in 1992 as a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the Third Republic.

He’s also a devout Christian.