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ALAAFIN OF OYO: ONLY 49 BONAFIDE PRINCES ARE ELIGIBLE

Late Alaafin Oba Adeyemi III

Gov. Seyi Makinde







The traditional stool of the Alaafin of Oyo is the most revered traditional stool and institution in Yorubaland. The Alaafin is the grand custodian of Yoruba culture and tradition. Since the transition of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, Iku Baba Yeye, The Alaafin of Oyo who was reputed to be walking encyclopedia of Yoruba history the world have continuously been glued to the news owing to the facts that over the last seventeen months the traditional stool have remained vacant. 

In Oyo, there is a proverb that says "bi a ba pe lori imo, esin kesin a ma bani ni ibe (translation:when you stay too long on a feaces unpalatable flies will definitely flock around you). There have been rumors and counter rumors and misleading information about the authenticity of the list that was submitted for the screening interview for the highly revered traditional stool in Yorubaland. 

For the records, "itose loni Oyo" (in Oyo there is due process) there are only forty-nine (49)bonafide  names from the Agunloye Ruling house after the peace meeting that was held on the 17th of August, 2022 after exhaustive deliberations submitted to the Oyomesi who are the kingmakers through Baba Iyaji (head of the Princes and Princesses) Chief Mukaila Afonja which was signed and submitted by the Mogaji of Agunloye Ruling house Prince Adeladan S. Ademola on the  23rd of August, 2022 as the list of Princes who are eligible to vie for the vacant throne of the Alaafin of Oyo. 

For the records it is pertinent that we state the entire names in the chronology that it was listed as contained in the list with all Princes and Mogajis of the ruling houses.

As at today, the world is waiting patiently and impatiently for the selection of the heir apparent to the throne from the forty-nine bonafide names submitted of which same would definitely be with the government both at the local and state level. The world is watching and waiting for the announcement and these are the names of all the bonafide Princes:

OKE APO (GBADEGESIN)

1. PRINCE ABDUL RASIDI ADEWALE GBADEGESIN.

2. PRINCE (DR) ABIDOYE GBADEGESIN

3. PRINCE ABDRASAK ADEGOKE GBADEGESIN 

4. PRIMCE KABIRU ADEBAYO GBADEGESIN 

5. PRINCE ISIAK OLATUNDE GBADEGESIN

6. PRINCE ABASS ADELEKE GBADEGESIN

7. PRINCE MONJEED ABIOLA GBADEGESIN

8. PRINCE LUKUMAN ADELODUN GBADEGESIN

9. PRINCE BABAJIDE ADEROJU GBADEGESIN

10. PRINCE ABDMONJEED  ADEKUNLE GBADEGESIN


          ILAKA OLAWUWO

11. PRINCE (DR) AJIBADE ADEBAYO ADELADAN

12. PRINCE TELLA BILIAMINU KOLAWOLE

13. PRINCE TIJANI HAMEED ADEBAYO

14. PRINCE SALAMI SAHEED BABATUNDE

15.  PRINCE LADIGBOLU ADEWALE ADEREMI

16 PRINCE ADEKUNLE MUTAHIR ADEGBOYE

17. PRINCE (ALH) TESLEEM ORIADE LADIGBOLU

18. PRINCE ADEKUNLE KAMAL ADEYEMI 

19. PRINCE ADEBISI JELEEL ADENIYI

         ISALE-OJA

20.  PRINCE OLUOKUN KASALI AGUNLOYE

21. PRINCE ADEKUNLE GAFAR ADEBAYO

22. PRINCE TELLA MAROOF ADENIYI

23. PRINCE OWOADE WAHAB FOLORUNSO ADEREMI

24. PRINCE ADEWUSI MUKAILA OLANREWAJU

25. PRINCE OLAIDE DAUDA OLADIMEJI

26. PRINCE TELLA ADENIYI KAREEM

27. PRINCE AGUNLOYE ADELAYO ADEREMI

28. PRINCE ADEROGBA IDOWU AGUNLOYE

29. PRINCE MOROUNRANTI HAKEEM OLAMIDE ALAYOAYO

30. PRINCE (BARR) ADEGOKE ADEMOLA RASAQ ALAYOAYO

31. PRINCE ISIAKA REMILEKUN ENITAN ADENIYA

32. PRINCE ADEMOLA RASAK ALAYOAYO

33. PRINCE AKINADE ABDUR RAHAMAN ALAYOAYO

34. ARCHBISHOP PRINCE LAWRENCE AYO SANDA LADIGBOLU

35. PRINCE LUKMAN ALABI OLUGBENGA LADIGBOLU 

36. PRINCE HAKEEM ABIODUN ADEYANJU AYINDE LADIGBOLU 

37. PRINCE AYOBAMI ADEWUMI SANDA LADIGBOLU 

38. PRINCE AMIDU ABIODUN LADIGBOLU 

39. PRINCE MUIDEEN ADEKUNLE LADIGBOLU

40. PRINCE KOLADE TUNDE SAANI LADIGBOLU

41. PRINCE ADEGBOYEGA IBRAHIM LADIGBOLU 

42. PRINCE ABDULQUADRI OPEYEMI LADIGBOLU

43. PRINCE ISMAILA ADEREMI BELAWU ADEKUNLE LADIGBOLU

44. PRINCE ADEBIMPE WASIU ABIODUN LADIGBOLU 

45. PRINCE TAOFEEK ADEWUMI LADIGBOLU

46. PRINCE RASAKI KAMORUDEEN OSUOLALE LADIGBOLU 

            OWOADE AGURE


47. PRINCE OWOADE HAKEEM ADETUNJI

48. PRINCE OWOADE IBRAHIM ABIODUN OLAYIWOLA 

49. PRINCE OWOADE AKEEM  ABIMBOLA

Who will be selected as the next Alaafin of Oyo is what we are all waiting for the announcement from the government under the leadership of His Excellency, Gov. Abiodun Seyi Makinde trusting Oyomesi would have submitted their conclusions. 

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