JUST IN; Alaafin of Oyo to install Seyi Tinubu as Okanlomo of Yorubaland
JUST IN; Alaafin of Oyo to install Seyi Tinubu as Okanlomo of Yorubaland
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has concluded plans to confer the title of Okanlomo of Yorubaland on Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
An invitation currently circulating online indicates that the traditional investiture will hold in Oyo Town on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
The development 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—an action that has continued to generate debate within Yoruba traditional institutions.
A source within the Oyo palace confirmed to our correspondent that preparations for Seyi Tinubu’s installation are ongoing, noting that the local organising committee is working intensively to ensure the ceremony proceeds smoothly.
Reacting to the announcement, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (South-West), Moremi Ojudu, who is known to be close to Seyi Tinubu, shared a message in Yoruba. She wrote: “Okanlomo mi owon. Egbon mi pataki. South-West gba alejo.” (My dear Okanlomo. My special brother. The South-West will receive visitors).
The planned ceremony has reignited memories of the recent dispute between the Alaafin of Oyo and the Ooni of Ife over the conferment of the Okanlomo title. The Alaafin had previously faulted the Ooni’s installation of Sanusi, issuing a 48-hour ultimatum through his media aide, Bode Durojaye, demanding a retraction.
At the time, the Oyo monarch argued that the Ooni lacked the authority to bestow titles with jurisdiction across Yorubaland.
