The Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Alaiyeluwa Oba Dr. Sikiru Kayode Adetona, will on Saturday, February 3, 2024, confer the coveted chieftaincy title of Ogbeni Oja of Ijebu Ode on a foremost global medical expert, Olor’Ogun Dr.Sonny Folorunso Kuku.
The Chairman of the Installation Committee, Dr. Fassy Yusuf, announced this in a statement on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the installation will be conducted at a ceremony scheduled to commence at 10 a.m. at the Oba S. K. Adetona Royal Pavilion, Ijebu Ode.
Kuku, the Chairman of Eko Hospitals PLC., who holds the national honour of the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR), is the current Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Benin and former President Worldwide of the University of Lagos Alumni Association, among many other accomplishments.
He is also the Olor’Ogun of Ijebu Ode and the Chairman of the Awujale Council of Chiefs.
The holder of the Ogbeni Oja chieftaincy title enjoys precedence over any other chief in the palace of the Awujale, and the title is the highest that a freeborn Ijebu male can aspire to hold.
The Ogbeni Oja acts for the Awujale during interregna and holds the title at the pleasure of the Awujale.
In recent history, the late Chief Timothy Adeola Odutola and the late Chief Bayo Kuku were the holders of the title in succession.
