In a bid to replace Oba Lamidi Adeyemi who passed on, on April 22, 2022, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Friday, 10th January 2025, formally approved the appointment of Prince Akeem Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo.
Governor
Makinde was said to have communicated the approval in a public statement signed
by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, on Friday.
Born into the revered Owoade-Agunloye royal family in Oyo town, Prince Owoade is the descendant of Aremo Aderounmu Iyanda Owoade, Agure Compound, Oyo town, Oyo State, Nigeria.