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Alaafin Adeyemi III was born Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi on 15 October 1938 [3] into the Alowolodu Royal House, and as a member of the House of Oranmiyan to Alhaji Kareem Adeniran Adeyemi (born 1871–1960), who later became Alaafin in 1945, and Ibironke of Epo-Gingin, who died when he was young.
However, on 10 January 2025, the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, approved the selection of Abimbola Owoade as the successor to the late Oba Lamidi III. [11] [12] [13] On 13 January, the state governor presented a certificate and staff of office to the new traditional ruler. [14] [15] [16] He will be coronated on April 4, 2025. [17] [18]
The incumbent Alaafin (Emperor) of Oyo is Oba Abimbola Owoade whose accession was presented a certificate and staff of office by the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde. [7] [8] Owoade succeeded the late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, the 45th Alaafin who passed away on Friday, 22 April 2022. [9] [10] The style used for Alaafins is Imperial Majesty. [11]
His father, Musiliu Olatunji Lamidi, served as an Assistant Commissioner of Police until his death in April 1998 and was descended from Oba Asade Awope Otenibotemole (1884–1913). [2] His mother, Alhaja Azeezat Omolola Lamidi (Nee Agbogunlori) holds the positions of Otun Iyaloja and Otun Iya Adinni of Ado-Odo. [citation needed]
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Oyo, Oyo State, is the seat of the line of the rulers of Oyo.Their territory, a constituent rump state, is located in what is now Nigeria.Since the 1900 political absorption into Southern Nigeria of the kingdom that it once served as a metropolitan center, the traditional monarchy has been either a tool of British indirect rule or a legally recognised traditional polity within the republic of ...
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