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Each time an Olubadan is to be crowned, many people wondered why Ibadan people choose to have very old men as their Oba and consequently almost every 10 years, a coronation ceremony occurs. The reason is simple, in 1850, Ibadan adopts a widely unusual succession principle, which is quite different compared with other traditional Yoruba rulers in that it alternates between two lines.
It usually takes decades to groom an Olubadan for the stool through stages of chieftaincy promotion. The development means any male born title-holder of the metropolitan is a potential king. As at today the longest serving Olubadan in history, Olubadan Okunola Abass, has spent 16 years on the throne.