Twenty months after the demise of Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade has been named as successor to the throne.
The last Alaafin died on April 22, 2022.
Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said in a statement that after thorough consultations and divinations, Prince Owoade was recommended by the Oyomesi and approved by the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde.
Oyelade added that a statement had been issued by the Honourable Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Ademola Ojo, who said that the announcement had put to rest, all the socio and legal bickerings that had ensued since the demise of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III.