Olubadan-Designate Rashidi Ladoja Vows To Teach Mathematics, Physics After Coronation

Olubadan-designate Rashidi Ladoja vows to teach after coronation.
He plans to return to Ibadan Boys’ High School classrooms.
School principal hails his gesture as inspiring to students.

Olubadan-designate and former Oyo State governor, Rashidi Ladoja, has pledged to return to classroom teaching after his coronation, promising to take Mathematics and Physics lessons at his alma mater, Ibadan Boys’ High School.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ladoja, who once served as a teacher in the school before joining politics, made the vow on Monday when the school principal, Rasheed Fasasi, led a delegation of the management team on a courtesy visit to his Bodija residence.

“Beyond being an alumnus of the school, I was also a former teacher here, where I taught Mathematics and Physics. So, during my visit after the coronation, I will engage the students in classwork,” Ladoja said.

He explained that returning to the classroom would allow him to reconnect with his academic roots while inspiring a new generation of learners.

While several of his predecessors in Ibadan’s royal stool had backgrounds in education, none returned to teaching after ascending the throne. Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade I (2007–2016) started his career as a teacher in the 1930s before joining the colonial army and later politics. Oba Moshood Lekan Balogun, the 42nd Olubadan, was once a university lecturer before venturing into politics. Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, Ladoja’s immediate predecessor, also taught briefly in a primary school before moving into technical studies.

Unlike them, Ladoja has committed to actively stepping back into classroom teaching after his coronation.

Olubadan-Designate Rashidi Ladoja Vows To Teach

Earlier, Principal Fasasi commended the monarch-in-waiting, describing the gesture as one that would rekindle pride and inspire students. He congratulated Ladoja on his forthcoming coronation and wished him a peaceful reign.

Ladoja emerged as Olubadan-designate following the death of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin in July. He is set to become the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland under the city’s merit-based succession system.

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