Olofin Adimula of Ado-Odo
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The Olofin Adimula of Ado-Odo is the Traditional Ruler and Yoruba king of Ado-Odo; he is also referred to as the Oba of Ado. Ado-Odo is the metropolitan headquarters of the Ado Kingdom in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria.[1]
The stool is presently vacant after the demise of His Imperial Majesty, Late Oba Abdul-Lateef Adeniran Akanni Ojikutujoye I who joined his ancestors on 7 January, 2022. He reigned from 2 May, 2009 till his death. [2]
The Oba of Ado during the reign of Oba Ogabi Akapo served as the Vice President Western House of Chiefs and later Permanent Chairman, Ogun State Council of Obas for Egbado Traditional Council following the creation of Ogun state in 1976 and held the office for years until his demise in 1989.
Ruling Houses[edit]
Following the approved Chieftaincy Declaration according to the Western Regional Government official gazette in the 1950s, the four (4) Ruling Houses that are entitled to the throne are as follows;
- Idose Ruling House
- Idobarun Ruling House ( The Ruling House that produced the reigning Olofin).
- Okewaye
- Igboro
History[edit]
Oba Asade Awope, Olofin Otenibotemole had the singular honour of reigning over Ado and Erekiti kingdoms which was a rare feat in pre-colonial time. His successful defence at the Lagos legislative house after the harassment by the British for unsubstantiated allegations qualified him as a hero of early Nigerian nationalism. In the Gazette No. 9 of 1903 enacted on 28th February, 1903, Oba of Ado was listed as one of the twenty-two beaded crowns of Yoruba land (first gazette).
In 1863, Oba Adebami Agbojojoye signed a Treaty annexing Ado Kingdom to the British Empire. In the Berlin Conference of 1884 to 1885, Ado Kingdom was a major issue during the scramble and partition of Africa between the British, Germans, Italians, and the French.
The annual conference of chiefs of western provinces was introduced in 1937, Oba Adeteru Iso, Olofin Arolagbade attended the conference held in Ijebu-Ode in 1941 with the Alake of Egbaland to represent Abeokuta province.
Excerpts of the colonial report of 1940s has it that "it is doubtful whether there is in all Ilaro division, a true Oba who received his crown from Ife. Ado appears to have always had a head and he was known as an Oba before the advent of British rule." The Obaship institution in Ado has its root from Ife.
Additionally, Oba Jacob Ogabi Adebowale Fadeyi Akapo, Olofin Agunloye was a member and Vice President of the Western Region House of Chiefs from 1956 to 1966. Following the military takeover in January, 1966, (1966 Nigerian coup d'etat) all political activities were suspended. This left all local government affairs in the hands of traditional rulers with Oba Akapo being the arrowhead for Ado-Odo/Igbesa district council and the defunct Ilaro division of Western State.
Kingmakers[edit]
Following the approved Chieftaincy Declaration according to the Western Regional Government official gazette in the 1950s, the kingmakers and members of Oba-in-Council for Ado-Odo are the following:
- Chief Osolo of Ado
- Chief Bajomu of Ado
- Chief Aro of Ado
- Chief Ira of Ado
- Chief Oga-Ilu Odo-Ijana, Ado (Head of Oga Ilus)
- Chief Oga-Ilu Oke-Osi, Ado
- Chief Oga-Ilu Oke-Ijana, Ado
- Chief Oga-Ilu Odo-Osi, Ado[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Nigerian Traditional States". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ↑ "Why Olofin Ado Odo Was Buried According To Islamic Rites". www.thegatewaypeople.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ↑ Asiwaju, A. I. “The Aja-Speaking Peoples of Nigeria: A Note on Their Origins, Settlement and Cultural Adaptation up to 1945.” Africa: Journal of the International African Institute, vol. 49, no. 1, 1979, pp. 15–28. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/1159502.Accessed 3 Sept. 2021.
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