The newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has said he was never desperate to become the Alaafin of Oyo.He also said he neither knew nor met Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde or former Senator Monsurat Sunmonu before his selection as the 46th Alaafin.The Oba said this during a thanksgiving service held at the Anglican Cathedral Church, Esiele, Oyo town, on Sunday.Oba Owoade spoke via a statement by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, on Monday.The monarch said, “I never knew nor met both the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and Senator Monsurat Sunmonu, before and during the process to the throne. “I never knew I would be the next Alaafin of Oyo, as I was neither desperate nor cutting corners to become the Alaafin at all costs. It was the will of God,” he insistedOba Owoade was presented with the staff of office and instrument of office on Monday, January 13, 2025, at the Governor’s Office in Ibadan.He became the Oba after the death of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.Oba Owoade called on those who contested against him for the stool to join hands with him in transforming the town to enviable heights.“Let us remember that united we stand and divided we fall. In unity lies the strength and togetherness devoid of bickering and acrimony, we will successfully accomplish the arduous task ahead,” he said.
