Yoruba nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has warned against any attempt to remove the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, from the throne, saying such a move could trigger unrest in Oyo State.
Igboho issued the warning in a video shared by local media platform Oyo Affairs on Friday, amid earlier allegations of a plot to dethrone the monarch.
He warned that any governor who attempted to remove Ladoja would face resistance, insisting that the monarch’s position must not be threatened.
“They will declare a state of emergency. If any governor tries it, it is from Soka here that this state would be shaking,” he said.
Igboho questioned why anyone would contemplate removing the monarch, arguing that Ladoja was an indigene of Oyo State and deserved respect.
“Why will you remove Olubadan? All of us are from Oyo State,” he added.
The agitator also reacted to claims that there were plans to waylay or ambush the monarch, insisting that such talk should remain a rumour and that Ladoja must not be targeted at his residence or elsewhere.
“When someone told me that they said they were going to waylay Olubadan, I said no one dare try such. It should remain a gossip.
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“You cannot go and ambush him. Even when he is not yet Olubadan, you dare not, not to talk of now that he is on that seat,” Igboho said.
He further warned those considering such an action that they would face consequences, stressing that no one should attempt to intimidate the monarch.
“One million of you dare not try it. If you attempt it, you will run away from the government house. How will you say you want to ambush Olubadan at his home? It should remain a gossip,” he added.
Igboho said he had personally assured Ladoja that he had nothing to fear, expressing confidence that nobody would dare attack the monarch at his residence.
“I have told Olubadan, ‘Baba, sleep and snore. There is no one that can come and meet you in your house. We are all indigenes of Oyo State. May Olubadan live long,” he said.
The controversy follows a report by PUNCH Online on April 13, 2026, that former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose had alleged that Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde was planning to remove Ladoja from the throne.
Fayose claimed that the state government could issue the monarch a query over his reported absence from a planned coronation of high chiefs in Ibadanland.
However, the Makinde administration denied the allegation. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, said the government had neither contemplated nor discussed such action.
Ladoja’s media aide, Adeola Oloko, also denied that there was a rift between the governor and the monarch.
The controversy later widened amid separate allegations concerning the monarch’s alleged involvement in political discussions over the state’s governorship succession. Ladoja denied involvement in a plot to impeach Makinde.
On April 17, the Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Tajudeen Ajibola, said Ibadan elders had intervened in the reported disagreement. He urged the Olubadan to remain above partisan politics and serve as a father figure to politicians across party lines.
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