Barely a month after he was appointed the brand new Alaafin of Oyo, Abimbola Owoade returned from Canada to bear conventional rites.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that Governor Seyi Makinde, by a press release issued by the Commissioner for Info and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, introduced Mr Owoade’s appointment.
The governor acknowledged that his choice adopted in depth consultations and conventional divinations carried out by the Oyo kingmakers, the Oyomesi.
In a viral video seen by this newspaper, the brand new Alaafin arrived at Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport in Lagos on Wednesday night.
The brand new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has returned from Canada for his conventional rites. He landed at Murtala Mohammed Worldwide Airport in Lagos State, the place he was acquired with a heat welcome.
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He was noticed round 6:25 p.m., arriving together with his spouse. The Particular Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Tourism, Arts, and Tradition, Idris Aregbe, welcomed him amid a vibrant show by conventional dancers and drummers.
Wearing a blazer over a polo outfit, paired with denims, sneakers and a black fez cap, Mr Owoade exuded a mixture of fashionable and conventional type.
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Because the drummers and dancers carried out, he joined in, transferring to the rhythm of the music and drums.
Mr Owoade is anticipated to journey to his hometown, Oyo, at this time (Thursday) earlier than his official coronation because the forty sixth Alaafin of Oyo, scheduled for five April.
Abimbola Owoade
Born in 1975 into the royal Owoade-Agunloye household of Agure Compound, Oyo City, Oyo State, Mr Owoade pursued his training in Mechanical Engineering at The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State.
He obtained an Bizarre Nationwide Diploma (OND) and a Larger Nationwide Diploma (HND) in the identical subject from The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Looking for additional tutorial development, he moved to the UK, the place he attended the College of Sunderland and Northursity. He earned a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Mechanical Engineering in 2008 and a Grasp of Science (M.Sc.) in 2012.
Mr Owoade’s skilled journey started in 2002 as a Nationwide Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, serving as a Mechanical Intern/Planner with the Nigeria Gasoline Firm.
From 2003 to 2004, he briefly labored as a teller at Oceanic Financial institution Plc earlier than relocating to the U.Ok., the place he obtained certification as a Challenge Supervisor after finishing his levels.
Earlier than his choice as Alaafin of Oyo, he was a Challenge Coordinator at Manitoba Hydro in Winnipeg, Canada.
Background
This newspaper reported that on 13 January, Mr Makinde offered the Workers of the Workplace and the certificates of appointment to Mr Owoade, who succeeded the late Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, after a reign spanned 5 many years.
The presentation occurred throughout a particular ceremony on the Governor’s Workplace, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.
The brand new Alaafin, excessive chiefs, and non secular leaders from Oyo city attended the occasion.
In February, the Oyo State Authorities inaugurated a 14-member committee to supervise the coronation of Mr Owoade.
The committee contains key authorities officers, together with Musibau Babatunde, the Commissioner for Price range and Financial Planning; Wasiu Olatunbosun, the Commissioner for Tradition and Tourism; Ademola Ojo, the Commissioner for Native Authorities and Chieftaincy Issues; and Dotun Oyelade, the Commissioner for Info and Orientation.
Seven different members will be a part of them to make sure the profitable planning and execution of the coronation ceremony.
A separate committee of members of the family, spiritual leaders, and different stakeholders has additionally been set as much as assist the method.
The Ministry of Native Authorities and Chieftaincy Issues is actively concerned within the preparations, making certain that the coronation aligns with the wealthy traditions of the Oyo individuals.
In the meantime, the Commissioner for Info highlighted that beneath Governor Makinde’s administration, 10 kings and 40 Baales had been coronated previously 5 years.
He added that the governor expects all these concerned within the coronation to be diligent and totally dedicated to making sure the occasion’s success.
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