Why we want to rebuild 200-year-old Oyo palace, Alaafin Owoade explains

• The past 200-year-old Alaafin’s palace successful Oyo municipality volition beryllium reconstructed for the preservation of civilization and tradition
• The caller Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, made this known aft helium officially ascended the throne
• Oba Owoade said the Palace was primitively built astir 200 years agone by Alaafin Atiba ‘Latunbosun

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

Oyo state - The caller Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has announced plans to renovate the past 200-year-old Alaafin’s palace successful Oyo town.

Legit.ng recalls that Oba Owoade officially ascended the throne arsenic the 46th Alaafin of Oyo, succeeding the precocious Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.

Oyo Palace has ne'er undergone large reconstruction for the past 200 years Photo credit: @Oyoaffairs
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The lawsuit took spot astatine Oliveth Baptist High School successful Oyo, with Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and different dignitaries successful attendance.

The Oyo State Government ensured heightened information astir the metropolis for the coronation, ensuring information for each attendees.

Oba Owoade said the Oyo Alaafin palace was agelong overdue for reconstruction.

The archetypal people monarch assured the radical that the task would clasp its accepted and taste heritage.

He stated this portion speaking successful an interrogation published by Nigerian Tribune connected Saturday, April 5, 2025.

Oba Owoade noted that the palace, primitively built astir 200 years agone by Atiba ‘Latunbosun—the archetypal Alaafin successful the present-day Oyo—has ne'er undergone large reconstruction.

“If you person been to the Aafin, you volition hold with maine that it needs immoderate repairs. Some caller buildings request to beryllium constructed, and immoderate request to beryllium renovated.“We are looking astatine reconstructing the palace without compromising the standard, civilization and tradition,”

The accepted ruler said helium initially turned down the connection to contention for the Alaafin title.

Speaking connected his travel to the Alaafin throne, Oba Owoade said:

“I was successful Canada erstwhile my family—the Mogajis—called and asked if I wanted to enactment successful the contention for the adjacent Alaafin. I said I was not interested,” helium said. “But aft immoderate persuasion, I gave in. Thank God I americium present contiguous arsenic the Alaafin, and I americium successful Oyo to stay.”

Legit.ng earlier reported that determination was jubilation arsenic Oba Owoade, connected Tuesday, March 18, 2025, unveiled his authoritative title.

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.

Makinde approves Owoade arsenic caller Alaafin of Oyo

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Seyi Makinde, the politician of Oyo state, approved Abimbola Owoade's appointment arsenic the caller Alaafin of Oyo.

Dotun Oyelade, the state's commissioner for accusation and orientation, announced the improvement successful a connection connected Friday, January 19, 2025.

According to Oyelade, the assignment of Owoade followed extended consultations and accepted divination by the Oyomesi, the kingmakers.

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Source: Legit.ng