Oyo State Government has dismissed rumoured death news of Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin.
Some media reports on Monday night claimed that the revered monarch was dead at the age of 89.
However, in an interview with PUNCH Online correspondent on Monday night, the Oyo State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Wasiu Olatunbosun, refuted the rumours.
Olatunbosun stated that the Olubadan of Ibadan is alive, hale and hearty.
“Yes. Olubadan is alive, hale and hearty. I spoke with one of the sons who represented the family at the coronation committee, Prince Olaseke Owolabi Olakulehin,” he told PUNCH.
Also, in a chat with the newspaper outlet, the Chief Press Secretary to the Olubadan, Gbenga Ayoade, debunked the death rumours, saying that the monarch is hale and healthy.
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