The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has announced plans to confer the prestigious title of Okanlomo of Yorubaland on Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu.
An invitation currently circulating online indicates that the investiture will take place in Oyo Town on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
Palace sources confirmed to newsmen that preparations are in full swing, with the local organising committee working intensively to ensure a smooth ceremony.
Reacting to the announcement, Moremi Ojudu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (South-West), shared a celebratory message in Yoruba: “Okanlomo mi owon. Egbon mi pataki. South-West gba alejo” (My dear Okanlomo. My special brother. The South-West will receive visitors).
Title Sparks Memories of Alaafin–Ooni Dispute
The planned installation comes barely three months after the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, conferred the title of Okanlomo Oodua on Ibadan businessman Prince Dotun Sanusi in Ile-Ife.
That move triggered a dispute between the Alaafin and the Ooni, with Oba Owoade insisting that the Ooni lacked authority to bestow titles with jurisdiction across Yorubaland. The Alaafin, through his media aide Bode Durojaye, even issued a 48-hour ultimatum demanding a retraction.
The forthcoming ceremony for Seyi Tinubu is therefore not only a cultural celebration but also a symbolic assertion of the Alaafin’s traditional authority within Yorubaland.
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