Eleruwa is the title of the traditional ruler of Eruwa in Western Nigeria.[1] The last Eleruwa, Oba Samuel Adebayo Adegbola was installed in 1998 but deposed on November 29, 2019, by the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
List of Eleruwa
edit- Obaseeku – Ododo baba ewu
- Olaribikusi I – Oba a gesin sawo
- Olasubu – Akangbe osin
- Gbajumola I – Afasan (reigned till about 1860)
- Sabi – Ayinla Edu
- Olurin – Iyanda Agan
- Omoni – Alade Efon
- Sangotola (Fashina)I
- Bankole-Akangbe Agan (died in 1911)
- Ajao "Oti" reigned from 1911 to 1921 (deposed)
- Bammeke "Alabi Agan" (1921–1937)
- Fashina Akindele Ajani Sangotola II (1938 – 4th Dec. 1944)
- Adegboye (1947 to 1959)
- Solomon Olarnrewaju Olaribikusi II (1960–1969)
- Bolanle Olaniyan Gbajumola II (Nov. 25, 1972 to 1994)
- Samuel Adebayo Adegbola Akindele I (1998-29th Nov.,2019). He was deposed by Supreme Court.
References
edit- ^ Jacobs, Joke (2001). Oyo State: Pace-setter in a New Democratic Dawn. Glow Communications. pp. 299–305. ISBN 978-978-2210-84-5.