ALAAFIN OF OYO: ONLY 49 BONAFIDE PRINCES ARE ELIGIBLE (Full Names)

The traditional stool of the Alaafin of Oyo is the most revered traditional stool and institution in Yorubaland. The Alaafin is the grand custodian of Yoruba culture and tradition.

Since the transition of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, Iku Baba Yeye, The Alaafin of Oyo who was reputed to be walking encyclopedia of Yoruba history the world have continuously been glued to the news owing to the facts that over the last seventeen months the traditional stool have remained vacant.

In Oyo, there is a proverb that says “bi a ba pe lori imo, esin kesin a ma bani ni ibe (translation: when you stay too long on a feaces unpalatable flies will definitely flock around you). There have been rumors and counter rumors and misleading information about the authenticity of the list that was submitted for the screening interview for the highly revered traditional stool in Yorubaland.

For the records, “itose loni Oyo” (in Oyo there is due process) there are only forty-nine (49) bonafide names from the Agunloye Ruling house after the peace meeting that was held on the 17th of August, 2022 after exhaustive deliberations submitted to the Oyomesi who are the kingmakers through Baba Iyaji (head of the Princes and Princesses) Chief Mukaila Afonja which was signed and submitted by the Mogaji of Agunloye Ruling house Prince Adeladan S. Ademola on the 23rd of August, 2022 as the list of Princes who are eligible to vie for the vacant throne of the Alaafin of Oyo.

For the records it is pertinent that we state the entire names in the chronology that it was listed as contained in the list with all Princes and Mogajis of the ruling houses.

As at today, the world is waiting patiently and impatiently for the selection of the heir apparent to the throne from the forty-nine bonafide names submitted of which same would definitely be with the government both at the local and state level. The world is watching and waiting for the announcement and these are the names of all the bonafide Princes:

OKE APO (GBADEGESIN).

PRINCE ABDUL RASIDI ADEWALE GBADEGESIN.

PRINCE (DR) ABIDOYE GBADEGESIN

PRINCE ABDRASAK ADEGOKE GBADEGESIN

PRIMCE KABIRU ADEBAYO GBADEGESIN

PRINCE ISIAK OLATUNDE GBADEGESIN

PRINCE ABASS ADELEKE GBADEGESIN

PRINCE MONJEED ABIOLA GBADEGESIN

PRINCE LUKUMAN ADELODUN GBADEGESIN

PRINCE BABAJIDE ADEROJU GBADEGESIN

PRINCE ABDMONJEED ADEKUNLE GBADEGESIN

ILAKA OLAWUWO

PRINCE (DR) AJIBADE ADEBAYO ADELADAN

PRINCE TELLA BILIAMINU KOLAWOLE

PRINCE TIJANI HAMEED ADEBAYO

PRINCE SALAMI SAHEED BABATUNDE

PRINCE LADIGBOLU ADEWALE ADEREMI

PRINCE ADEKUNLE MUTAHIR ADEGBOYE

PRINCE (ALH) TESLEEM ORIADE LADIGBOLU

PRINCE ADEKUNLE KAMAL ADEYEMI

PRINCE ADEBISI JELEEL ADENIYI

ISALE-OJA

PRINCE OLUOKUN KASALI AGUNLOYE

PRINCE ADEKUNLE GAFAR ADEBAYO

PRINCE TELLA MAROOF ADENIYI

PRINCE OWOADE WAHAB FOLORUNSO ADEREMI

PRINCE ADEWUSI MUKAILA OLANREWAJU

PRINCE OLAIDE DAUDA OLADIMEJI

PRINCE TELLA ADENIYI KAREEM

PRINCE AGUNLOYE ADELAYO ADEREMI

PRINCE ADEROGBA IDOWU AGUNLOYE

PRINCE MOROUNRANTI HAKEEM OLAMIDE ALAYOAYO

PRINCE (BARR) ADEGOKE ADEMOLA RASAQ ALAYAYO

PRINCE ISIAKA REMILEKUN ENITAN ADENIYA

PRINCE ADEMOLA RASAK ALAYOAYO

PRINCE AKINADE ABDUR RAHAMAN ALAYOAYO

ARCHBISHOP PRINCE LAWRENCE AYO SANDA LADIGBOLU

PRINCE LUKMAN ALABI OLUGBENGA LADIGBOLU

PRINCE HAKEEM ABIODUN ADEYANJU AYINDE LADIGBOLU

PRINCE AYOBAMI ADEWUMI SANDA LADIGBOLU

PRINCE AMIDU ABIODUN LADIGBOLU

PRINCE MUIDEEN ADEKUNLE LADIGBOLU

PRINCE KOLADE TUNDE SAANI LADIGBOLU

PRINCE ADEGBOYEGA IBRAHIM LADIGBOLU

PRINCE ABDULQUADRI OPEYEMI LADIGBOLU

PRINCE (BARR) ADEGOKE ADEMOLA RASAQ ALAYOAYO

PRINCE ISIAKA REMILEKUN ENITAN ADENIYA

PRINCE ADEMOLA RASAK ALAYOAYO

PRINCE AKINADE ABDUR RAHAMAN ALAYOAYO

ARCHBISHOP PRINCE LAWRENCE AYO SANDA LADIGBOL

PRINCE LUKMAN ALABI OLUGBENGA LADIGBOLU

PRINCE HAKEEM ABIODUN ADEYANJU AYINDE LADIGBOL

PRINCE AYOBAMI ADEWUMI SANDA LADIGBOLU

PRINCE AMIDU ABIODUN LADIGBOLU

PRINCE MUIDEEN ADEKUNLE LADIGBOLU

PRINCE KOLADE TUNDE SAANI LADIGBOLU

PRINCE ADEGBOYEGA IBRAHIM LADIGBOLU

PRINCE ABDULQUADRI OPEYEMI LADIGBOLU

PRINCE ISMAILA ADEREMI BELAWU

PRINCE ADEBIMPE WASIU ABIODUN LADIGBOLU

PRINCE TAOFEEK ADEWUMI LADIGBOLU

PRINCE RASAKI KAMORUDEEN

OWOADE AGURE

PRINCE OWOADE HAKEEM

PRINCE OWOADE IBRAHIM

PRINCE OWOADE AKEEN