Former President Olusegun Obasanjo recently paid a courtesy visit to the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, in Oyo Town.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that this visit follows recent tensions stemming from Oba Owoade’s criticism of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, regarding the conferment of the title of Okanlomo of Yorubaland on Ibadan businessman Dotun Sanusi.
The Alaafin had argued that no single monarch possesses the authority to bestow a title with jurisdiction over the entirety of Yorubaland.
In the wake of the controversy, Obasanjo made his first visit to the monarch on Friday, August 29, since his installation as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo in April 2025.
The former president, who was accompanied by his daughter, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, and a delegation of dignitaries, was warmly received at the palace.
However, details of the discussions between Obasanjo and the monarch were not revealed at the time of filing this report.