Jubilation as new Alaafin of Oyo unveils official title

• Jubilation arsenic the caller Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, connected Tuesday, March 18, 2025, unveiled his authoritative rubric
• The caller Alaafin Oba Owoade would beryllium addressed arsenic His Imperial Majesty aft assuming the throne
• Oba Owoade replaces the precocious Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, who passed distant connected April 22, 2022

Legit.ng writer Adekunle Dada has implicit 7 years of acquisition covering metro, authorities policy, and planetary events

Oyo state - The caller Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, connected Tuesday, March 18, 2025, unveiled his authoritative rubric aft assuming the throne.

The archetypal people accepted ruler, Oba Owoade would beryllium addressed arsenic His Imperial Majesty.

The New Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade would beryllium addressed arsenic His Imperial Majesty. Photo credit: @seyiamakinde
Source: Twitter

According to The Nation, this is contained successful a connection issued by the monarch.

“This is to pass the wide nationalist that the due mode of addressing the Alaafin for each activities and successful the media is EXACTLY arsenic follows:“HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY IKU BABA YEYE OBA ABIMBOLA AKEEM OWOADE I ALAAFIN OF OYO.“The fig aft OWOADE is the Roman Numeral One (I), not the English Number One (1).“The nationalist is enjoined to adhere strictly to usage the wordings arsenic precisely arsenic stated supra and without adding prefix oregon suffix to immoderate of the names arsenic stated above.”

Who is Oba Owoade?

Owoade, a Nigerian-Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and President of 100279 Manitoba Limited, is besides a Project Coordinator astatine Manitoba Hydro, a large electrical powerfulness and earthy state inferior supplier successful Canada.

His nonrecreational and administrative ties to Canada necessitated the trip, delaying the accepted process successful Oyo.

Legit.ng also reported that Owoade delayed traditional rites and returned to Canada to reason nonrecreational and administrative obligations.

The accepted enthronement process, including the Ipebi seclusion ritual, awaits his instrumentality and is expected to span astir a month.

Governor Seyi Makinde-led Oyo authorities authorities confirmed April 4 arsenic the authoritative day for Oba Owoade’s coronation, contempt the hold successful rites commencement.

Legit.ng earlier reported that 5 Oyo kingmakers rejected an alleged determination by Governor Makinde to kickstart a caller process for the enactment of the vacant stool of the Alaafin.

The displeased kingmakers described Makinde's purported measurement arsenic amerciable and a disregard for the judiciary.

The kingmakers who expressed their displeasure with this determination are High Chief Hamzat Yusuf, Akinniku of Oyo; High Chief Wakeel Akindele, Lagunna of Oyo; High Chief Yusuf Akínade, Bashorun of Oyo; Chíef Wahab Oyetunji, warrant main stand-in for Asipa of Oyo, and Chief Gbadebo Mufutau, warrant main stand-in for Alapinní of Oyo.

Alaafin stool: Makinde dragged to tribunal

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that immoderate kingmakers dragged Governor Makinde to tribunal implicit the government’s alleged refusal to o.k. the enactment of Prince Gbadegesin arsenic the new Alaafin of Oyo.

The aggrieved kingmakers besides sued the lawyer general/commissioner for justice, Biodun Aikomo, and the ministry of section authorities and chieftaincy affairs successful court.

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Source: Legit.ng