Adebiyi Adegboye Adesida Afunbiowo II
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Adebiyi Adegboye Adesida Afunbiowo II (born 1950) was chosen as the traditional ruler
, or Deji, of the Akure Kingdom
, based in the city of Akure
in Ondo State
, Nigeria
on 13 August 2010.
State governor Olusegun Mimiko
presented him with the staff of office.
Adesida was born in 1950, son of Prince Josiah Stanley Adegboye and brother of Prince Adewole Adesida, of the Ojijigogun Ruling House.
He graduated from the University of Ibadan
with a degree in Agricultural Economics and a Masters in Agric Business and Management, and started working as an Agricultural Credit Officer with the Ondo State Agricultural Credit Corporation.
For some time he worked at the Obasanjo Farms at Otta
.
He was an aide to former President Olusegun Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007.
Adesida was selected to succeed the previous Oba Oluwadamilare Adeshina, who had been dethroned on 10 June 2010 for sacrilegious misdeeds.
In the election for Deji, Adesida was selected by eight out of the 15 kingmakers, with Prince Ademola Adegoroye taking the other seven votes.
The selection process was somewhat controversial, with some of the kingmakers claiming that governor Mimiko had forced the decision by declaring one vote invalid due to "senility".
Nigerian traditional rulers
Nigerian traditional rulers often derive their titles from the rulers of independent states or communities that existed before the formation of modern Nigeria...
, or Deji, of the Akure Kingdom
Akure Kingdom
The Akure Kingdom is a traditional state with headquarters in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. It is the successor to an ancient Yoruba city state. The ruler bears the title "Deji of Akure"....
, based in the city of Akure
Akure
Akure is a city in the southwestern region of Nigeria, and is the largest city and capital of Ondo State. The city has a population of approximately 387,087...
in Ondo State
Ondo State
Ondo State, Nigeria was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It originally included what is now Ekiti State, which was split off in 1996. Akure is the state capital.-Government and society:...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
on 13 August 2010.
State governor Olusegun Mimiko
Olusegun Mimiko
Olusegun Mimiko is the current governor of Ondo State, Nigeria. He was born on 3 October 1954, to Pa and Mrs. Atiku Bamidele Mimiko of Ondo, Ondo State. His great, great grandfather was the High Chief Adaja Gbegbaje of Ondo. His great grandfather, Chief Akinmeji, was the distinguished Ruwase of...
presented him with the staff of office.
Adesida was born in 1950, son of Prince Josiah Stanley Adegboye and brother of Prince Adewole Adesida, of the Ojijigogun Ruling House.
He graduated from the University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan is the oldest Nigerian university, and is located five miles from the centre of the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria...
with a degree in Agricultural Economics and a Masters in Agric Business and Management, and started working as an Agricultural Credit Officer with the Ondo State Agricultural Credit Corporation.
For some time he worked at the Obasanjo Farms at Otta
Ota, Nigeria
Ota is a town in Ogun State, Nigeria, and has an estimated 163,783 residents living in or around it Ota is the capital of the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area. The traditional leader of Ota is the Olota of Ota, Oba Alani Oyede...
.
He was an aide to former President Olusegun Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007.
Adesida was selected to succeed the previous Oba Oluwadamilare Adeshina, who had been dethroned on 10 June 2010 for sacrilegious misdeeds.
In the election for Deji, Adesida was selected by eight out of the 15 kingmakers, with Prince Ademola Adegoroye taking the other seven votes.
The selection process was somewhat controversial, with some of the kingmakers claiming that governor Mimiko had forced the decision by declaring one vote invalid due to "senility".