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Akure gets new Deji, deposed monarch kicks
The deposed Deji of Akure, Prince Adesina Adepoju, has faulted the nomination a prince from the Osupa Ruling House in Akure, Ondo State, Prince Kole Aladetoyinbo, as the new Deji.
He has therefore sought an order of the state High Court to stop the nomination of a candidate to occupy the vacant stool.
Aladetoyinbo was unanimously selected on Sunday by the kingmakers of the ancient town from among 13 princes whose names had been forwarded to them by ruling house.
Kole-Aladetoyinbo
It was learnt that the state government had last Monday written a letter through the Akure South Local Government, directing the ruling house to nominate a candidate for the approval of kingmakers.
Adepoju was dethroned and banished from the town after he engaged his wife, the late Olori Bolanle Adepoju, in a public free for all in 2010.
This development led to the enthronement of the late Oba Adesida from Ojijigogun Ruling House who was crowned in 2010 as the 46th Deji of Akure, but died on December 1, 2013 after reigning for three years.
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