Ekiti State Governor Dr. Kayode Fayemi has approved the appointment of the Onisan of Isan Ekiti, Oba Gabriel Ayodele Adejuwon, as Chairman of the Council of Traditional Rulers.
The appointment, which takes effect from August 1, came after the reconciliation panel, set up to reconcile the traditional rulers in the state, submitted its report to the governor.
Oba Adejuwon succeeded the Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi, whose two-year tenure as the Chairman of Ekiti State Traditional Council expired on July 31.
The approval for the appointment was conveyed via a letter from the Bureau of Chieftaincy Affairs and signed by the Executive Secretary, Mr. Adegboyega Morakinyo.
The appointment of the new Chairman, according to the letter, will run for two years and is expected to lapse on July 31, 2023.
Born in Isan Ekiti on November 15, 1970, Oba Gabriel Ayodele Adejuwon, currently the 10th Onisan of Isan Kingdom, ascended the throne on January 13, 2017.
He started his elementary education at St Paul’s Anglican Primary School, Isan Ekiti from 1976 to 1982 and proceeded to Isan Secondary School, Isan -Ekiti for his secondary education from 1982 to 1987/88. He gained admission to the then Ondo State Polytechnic, (now Rufus Giwa Polytechnic), Owo in 1990 where he bagged Ordinary and Higher National Diploma in Business Administration and Management in 1993 and 1997.
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