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Makinde presents certificate, staff of office to Oba Abimbola Owoade as Alaafin of Oyo

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Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has presented the certificate and staff of office to the newly appointed Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade.

The presentation of the certificate and staff of office was held on Monday at the Oyo State Government House in Agodi, Ibadan, the state capital.

Recall that Prince Owoade was announced on Friday by the state government as the Alaafin-elect, to succeed late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, the 44th Alaafin of Oyo, who passed on two years ago.

The presentation had in attendance the kingmakers otherwise known as Oyomesi, top government functionaries and eminent personalities from the state.

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