Adebiyi Adegboye Adesida Afunbiowo II

Adebiyi Adegboye Adesida Afunbiowo II (1950-2013) 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.[1] State governor Olusegun Mimiko presented him with the staff of office.[2]

Adesida was the son of Prince Josiah Stanley Adegboye and brother of Prince Adewole Adesida, of the Ojijigogun Ruling House.[3] He graduated from the University of Ibadan with a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics and a master's degree in Agricultural Business and Management before working as an Agricultural Credit Officer with the Ondo State Agricultural Credit Corporation.[4] For some time he worked at the Obasanjo Farms at Otta.[5] He was an aide to former President Olusegun Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007.[6]

Adesida was selected to succeed the previous oba, Oluwadamilare Adesina, who had been dethroned on 10 June 2010 for sacrilegious misdeeds.[6] In the election for Deji, Adesida was selected by eight out of the 15 kingmakers, with Prince Ademola Adegoroye taking the other seven votes.[2] 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".[7]

On November 30, 2013, Adesida died in Akure.[1] His daughter, the Omoba Adetutu, was subsequently invested as princess regent in his stead.

References

  1. 1 2 "Akure monarch, Adesida, dies at 63". The Daily Independent. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 James Sowole (14 August 2010). "New Deji of Akure Gets Staff of Office". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  3. ↑ Dr. Wumi Akintide (August 16, 2010). "HAIL TO THE NEW DEJI OF AKURE: THE BEST CANDIDATE HAS WON EVEN THOUGH BY A NARROW MARGIN". NigeriaWorld. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  4. ↑ Dada ALADELOKUN (2010-08-21). "My post-coronation plans, by new Deji of Akure". The Nation. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  5. ↑ Dr. Wumi Akintide (August 12, 2010). "SELECTING A NEW DEJI OF AKURE: A WORD OF ADVICE TO THE 16 KING MAKERS (PART II)". NigeriaWorld. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  6. 1 2 "Former Nigerian Presidential Aide, Adebiyi Adesida, Becomes the New Deji of Akure". SharpEdgeNews. August 12, 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  7. ↑ "46th Deji's tortuous journey to Akure palace". Nigerian Compass. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.


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