Oba Abimbola Owoade has been crowned the 46th Alaafin of Oyo.
Owoade succeeds the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, who died on April 22, 2022, at 83.
The coronation took place at Olivet Baptist High School in Oyo, where Governor Seyi Makinde led a host of dignitaries.
Dignitaries present at the coronation included the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin; Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye; Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, and Aare Oona Kankanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, among others.
President Bola Tinubu was represented by the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu.
Oba Owoade, who was presented with the staff of office and instrument of office on Monday, January 13, 2025, at the Governor’s Office in Ibadan, the state capital, ascends the throne after the late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.
The new monarch completed the compulsory 21-day traditional rites known as Oro Ipebi last Saturday, March 29.