Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Prince Adebayo Adegbola as the new Eleruwa of Eruwa land.
Commissioner for Information and Orientation in the state, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said this was in accordance with a document by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Ademola Ojo.
The stool of Eleruwa had remained vacant following dismissal of Oba Adegbola in a suit No: HER/10/23 by the High Court of Oyo State on October 22, 2024.
“In response to the circumstances surrounding the succession, I would like to remind everyone that the Laribikusi Ruling Quarters were unable to submit candidates within the stipulated timeframe as stipulated in Section 15(1) of the Chiefs Law Cap 28 of Oyo State.
“Consequently, after due consideration, the esteemed discretion of His Excellency facilitated the Akalako Ruling House to be recognised as the next ruling quarters to nominate candidates”, he said.
According to him, after a thorough selection process, the kingmakers of Eruwa convened and unanimously selected Prince Adebayo Adegbola from the Akalako Ruling House as the sole candidate to fill the vacant stool of Eruwa.
Oyelade said that the last Eleruwa, Oba Samuel Adebayo Adegbola was installed in 1998 but deposed on the 29th of November, 2019, by the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
The Commissioner noted that with the emergence of Prince Adegbola, the Seyi Makinde-led administration had now coronated 11 Kings and 40 Baales which was a record in the history of yoruba traditional institution.
Ojo seized the occasion to call on all Eruwa sons and daughters to welcome the new Eleruwa and celebrate his ascension to the throne for the growth and prosperity of Eruwa land.
