The Mogajis in Ibadanland on Tuesday seek financial autonomy for the palace of Olubadan of Ibadanland through creation of Royal Investment Fund, saying that the palace of the first class monarch must not lack all required financial needs.
The Mogajis urged stakeholders at all levels to create a working investment funding system, which is capable of solving all the financial needs of the monarch and the Palace.
Speaking on behalf of the Mogajis while paying homage to the new Olubadan designate, Oba Lekan Balogun in his Alarere residence, the President, Association of Mogajis in Ibadanland, Mogaji Asimiyu Ariori maintained that financial automy for the Olubadan palace will go along way in solving financial embarrassement the palace has been subjected to by the government or chieftaincy seeking individuals.
The Mogaji pledged their support to the new Olubadan towards ensuring that all traditional chieftaincy request will be granted on merit and not by financial inducement, adding that honorary titles can be granted at the discretion of the new monarch and the council.
They appealed to the monarch that Ibadan Mogajis should be informed and involved in the accessment of candidate for the positions of Mogajis and Baales in order to prevent miscreants and people of questionable characters from breaking into Ibadan traditional royal system.
They however requested for the expansion of Local Government Traditional Council for an effective
royal development at the srassroot, saying membership of the traditional Council be increased to give room for more Mogajis to be members.
“Several Local Government traditional council in Ibadanland were populated only by the Baales, without been jealous, this does not give proper equal distributions and it is seriously affecting security, social economy development at the grassroots”.
The Mogajis therefore congratulated Balogun for his emergence as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, saying that new positive era in the History of Ibadanland has begins.
“This is the first time Ibadanland will be so lucky to have an experienced PhD holder, a Distinguished Senator, an cccomplished corporate person and who thy personality has distinguished himself as a international figure in all the Continents of the world.
“Kabiyesi, it is our sincere hope that Ibadanland will benefit from your Excellent wisdom and World of experience to sustain further progress and development of the City and make it the ideal Capital of Africa”, they said.
The Otun Apesin of Ibadanland, Chief Dotun Sanusi, while speaking on efforts of the Mogajis towards sustainance of peace in Ibadanland through “Ibadan Peace and Security Initiative” said that the aim of the initiative is to sustain the peaceful coexistence and unity of Ibadan people and also ensure peace and violence free environment within the city, most especially among the youths.
He added that the organization equally sustained a lots of youth empowerment programs, educational development for the youths, given Sports Exercises/Healthy competitions against youths violence and gangterisms among others.
He however said the initiative has succeeded by attracting more investors into Ibadanland as a result of adequate security of lives and prosperity in the town.
