The Reinstated Onido of Ido in Ibadan land, Oba Muritala Gbolagade Babalola, (Gbadewolu 1) has commended Governor Seyi Makinde and his Cabinet for allowing justice to prevail by returning him to the throne as Onido of Ido after six months suspension.
Oba Babalola who stated this in a statement said both the governor and his Cabinet have rightly preserved the traditional Institution by their action.
The monarch who also expressed his appreciation to Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin and the Olubadan in Council for their fatherly role played during the suspension thanked Ido indigenes home and abroad for their unalloyed loyalty and love for him.
It will be recalled that the state government suspended Oba Gbolagade Muritala Babalola as the Onido of Ido over alleged ties with illegal miners for six months.
The suspension was made known in a letter dated 2nd of February, 2024 and signed by the former commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon Olusegun Olayiwola but which has been lifted now.
The Onido of Ido, Oba Babalola, (Gbadewolu 1), however described his reinstatement as a testament that he was innocent of the allegations leveled against him.
