- Alaafin of Oyo to confer Okanlomo title on Seyi Tinubu
- Installation scheduled for December 21 in Oyo Town
- Palace confirms preparations are in top gear
- Move follows recent Okanlomo controversy in Yorubaland
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has concluded plans to install Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, as the Okanlomo of Yorubaland.
According to a viral invitation sighted by our correspondent, the installation ceremony is scheduled to take place in Oyo Town on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
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A palace source confirmed the development, stating that arrangements are already in place to ensure a smooth and successful ceremony.
“The installation will proceed as announced. The local organising committee has been working round the clock to ensure everything is properly put together,” the source said.
The planned investiture comes barely two weeks after the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, installed Ibadan-based businessman Prince Dotun Sanusi as Okanlomo Oodua in Ile-Ife, a move that generated significant debate across Yorubaland.
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Reacting to the announcement, the Senior Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Community Engagement (South-West), Moremi Ojudu, expressed her excitement in a message written in Yoruba.
“Okanlomo mi owon. Egbon mi pataki. South-West gba alejo,”
(My dear Okanlomo. My special brother. The South-West will receive visitors.)
Recall that the Alaafin had earlier challenged the Ooni of Ife over the authority to confer titles with jurisdiction across Yorubaland. Through his media aide, Bode Durojaye, the monarch reportedly issued a 48-hour ultimatum demanding a retraction of Sanusi’s title.
The Alaafin had insisted that the Ooni lacked the authority to proclaim titles covering the entire Yoruba nation.
The decision to install Seyi Tinubu has since generated mixed reactions, with many observers linking it to the ongoing debate over traditional authority and title recognition in Yorubaland.
