Ọmọba Kọ́lé Aládétóyìnbó gba Ọ̀pá Àṣẹ Ọba Àkúrẹ́ – Deji of Akure received Staff of Office
Ni ọjọ́ kẹsan oṣù kẹfa, ọdún Ẹgbãlémẹ̃dógún, Olóri-Òṣèlú Gómìnà Olúṣẹ́gun Mimiko ti Ipinlẹ Ondo, gbé Ọ̀pá Àṣẹ Ọba fún Ọmọba Kọ́lé Aládétóyìnbó lati di Déjì ilù Àkúrẹ́ kẹrindinlãdọta.
Lẹhin oṣù mejidinlógún ti Ọba Adebiyi Adeṣida pa ipò dà, Àkúrẹ́ kò ni Ọba, a fi Adelé Ọmọba Adétutù Adeṣida Ojei ti ó delé di igbà ti Ọba Kọ́lé Aládétóyìnbó gba Ọ̀pá Àṣẹ. Bi ó ti ẹ je wi pé Ọba Adebiyi Adeṣida kò pẹ́ lóri oyè ju ọdún mẹta, igbà rẹ tu ilú Àkúrẹ́ lára.
Gẹ́gẹ́ bi ọmọ Àkúrẹ́ pàtàki, Ọ̀jọ̀gbọ́n Wumi Akintide ti kọ lóri iwé ìròyìn ori ayélujára, nipa “Àwọn idi lati yọ ayọ̀ Ọba tuntun, Déjì Àkúrẹ́ – Ọ̀dúndún Keji”, tọka si pé, ki ṣe àkọ́kọ́ ti wọn pe Ọmọba Kọ́lé Aládétóyìnbó wálé lati Òkè-òkun lati wa du ipò Ọba. Eyi ṣẹlẹ̀ ni ọdún mẹwa sẹhin ni igbà ti Ọmọba Kọ́lé Aládétóyìnbó jẹ́ ikan ninú àwọn Ọmọba mẹ́tàlá lati idilé Òṣùpá ti oyè kan, ṣùgbọ́n ọ̀pọ̀ ninú àwọn Afọbajẹ ti gba àbẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀, nitori eyi, wọn kò ṣe bi ó ṣe yẹ. Wọn kọ́kọ́ yàn “Iléri” ẹni ti ó gbé owó rẹpẹtẹ silẹ̀ lai ṣe iwadi dájú pé Ọmọba ni, nigbati ilú kọ ẹni ti wọn yàn, wọn pe Ọmọba Adépọ̀jù Adeṣina (ti won ro loye) lati Ilú-Ọba lati fi jẹ Ọba dipò Ọmọba Kọ́lé Aládétóyìnbó ti ipò Ọba tọ́ si.
Ọ̀rọ̀ Yorùbá ni “Ayé kò lè pa kádàrá dà, ṣùgbọ́n wọn lè fa ọwọ́ aago sẹhin”, lẹhin ọ́dun mẹwa, àwọn Afọbajẹ yan Ọmọba Kọ́lé Aládétóyìnbó laarin Ọmọba méjìlá lati idile Òṣùpá, ó si gba Ọ̀pá Àṣẹ ni wẹ́rẹ́.
Èdùmàrè á jẹ ki Adé ó pẹ́ lóri, ki bàtà á pẹ́ lẹ́sẹ̀, ki igbà Ọba Kọ́lé Aládétóyìnbó tú ilú Àkúrẹ́ lára”, Àṣẹ.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
On the Ninth of June, Twenty Fifteen, Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State presented the Staff of Office to Prince Kole Aladetoyinbo as the King of Akure making him the forty sixth King.
Akure did not have a King eighteen months after the Forty fifth Deji of Akure, King Adebiyi Adesida joined his Ancestors, the Stool became vacant, hence Princess Adetutu Adesida Ojei became the Regent of Akure till the recent presentation of Staff of Office to Prince Kole Aladetoyinbo. Even though late King Adebiyi Adesida’s reign only lasted three years, his reign was peaceful for the people of Akure.
According to a prominent Akure indigene, Dr. Wumi Akintide’s write-up on an online newspaper – Sahara Reporter “Reasons to Celebrate His Royal Highness, the Deji of Akure Odundun II” pointed out that it was not the first time Prince Kole Aladetoyinbo was invited from Abroad to contest the Kingship. This happened ten years ago, but many of the Kingmakers have sold out, having received bribe, hence their decision was tainted. They selected a man popularly called “Ileri” without verifying his claim as a Prince, but when Akure people rejected their choice, the deposed Prince Adepoju Adesina was invited from London and crowned instead of Prince Kole Aladetoyinbo that could have been selected.
According to one of the Yoruba adage, “The world cannot change Destiny, but can pull back the hands of time”, after ten years, the Kingmakers selected Prince Kole Aladetoyinbo among twelve Princes from Osupa Family, he then received the Staff of Office with ease.
May the Almighty grant him a long reign and may King Kole Aladetoyinbo’s time be peaceful for all the people of Akure (Amen).
