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Makinde approves Abimbola Akeem Owoade as new Alaafin

By Rotimi Agboluaje
10 January 2025   |   11:30 am
A new Alaafin of Oyo has been formally approved by Governor Seyi Makinde. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, in a statement, said that Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade, after thorough consultations and divinations, has been recommended by the Oyomesi and approved by the Governor of Oyo State. According to the commissioner, a statement…
Makinde approves Abimbola Akeem Owoade as new Alaafin
Governor Seyi Makinde PHOTO: Twitter

A new Alaafin of Oyo has been formally approved by Governor Seyi Makinde.

Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, in a statement, said that Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade, after thorough consultations and divinations, has been recommended by the Oyomesi and approved by the Governor of Oyo State.

According to the commissioner, a statement to this effect has been issued by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Ademola Ojo, who said that the announcement has put to rest, all the social and legal bickerings that have ensued since the demise of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III on April 22, 2022.

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Ademola Ojo called on all citizens of Oyo State to join the Government in celebrating this momentous occasion and lend their support to the new Alaafin of Oyo.

The Commissioner prayed that his reign would bring the historic Oyo Kingdom peace, prosperity, and unity.

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