Makinde presents staff of office to Alaafin Owoade

Thirty three months after the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has presented the staff of office to his successor, Abimbola Akeem Owoade.
On Monday morning, the governor presented the official instrument legitimising Owoade’s reign at the Exco Chamber of the Governor’s Office in Ibadan, the state capital.
Last week, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, said Owoade, after thorough consultations and divinations, was recommended by the Oyomesi and approved by Makinde.