The Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr. Akinloye Owolabi Ige Olakulehin I, has installed Chief Isiaka Adegoke Adebayo as the Mogaji Ile-Ayeye, Ibadan.
The ceremony took place on Monday at the Olubadan Palace, Oke-Aremo, Ibadan.
The installation was performed in the presence of the Olubadan-In-Council and attended by dignitaries from all walks of life.
Recall that in Ibadanland, every compound has a Mogaji who may rise to become the Olubadan in the future in accordance with the Olubadan ascendancy arrangement of Ibadanland.
According to the Olori Ẹbi of Ile-Ayeye, Akọgun ‘Ṣegun Obe, the former Secretary General (2019-2023) of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) and former Secretary to the Local Government (1999-2002) of Ibadan North Local Government, he said Ayeye their ancestor was a warrior from Oyo-Ile (Old Oyo).
“He was one of the prominent warriors who opted to stay in Ibadan after the Owu war in 1810. After the Owu War, the warriors from Ifẹ, Oyo and some from Ijẹbu who fought in the war did not go back to their towns but opted to stay in Ibadan. Initially, they did not have the intention of starting a town, they just used the place as a hideout and camp where they normally come back to after their various expeditions. It was a war camp. Later the camp grew and a city evolved.
“They eventually picked Mayẹ, the head of the warriors from Ifẹ to be the overall head or Baalẹ. The choice of Mayẹ at the time was made possible because the warriors from Ife were more than others from other towns. The most prominent names of the warriors in Ibadan at that time were – Maye, Ege, Labọsinde, Oro, Sinunsin and Ogidi (who were warriors from Ifẹ and Ijẹbu), while the warriors from Ọyọ and Osun were Oluyedun, Oluyole, Babalola (Baba Fijabi), Ọdẹrinlọ (Baba Tanpe), Ọpẹagbe, Lakanlẹ, Toki, Olupoyi, Onibudo and Ayẹyẹ. Lamọdi is the head of the Ẹgba warriors that resides in Ibadan at that time.
“It was Ayeye that started the Ayeye market that is still at Ayeye Compound up till today. Mọgaji Yussuf Mogbọnjubọla was the last Mọgaji of Ile Ayeye. He became Mọgaji in the early 1950s and died on the 23rd January 1973. Since then, Ile Ayeye have not had another Mọgaji up till now when Mọgaji Isiaka Adegoke Adebayo was installed on Monday 16th June 2055. The Ayeye Dynasty consists of four sections; Mogbọnjubọla, Obe, Adebayọ and Alarape.”
The new Mogaji is from the Adebayọ Section of the Ayeye Dynasty. He’s a member of the prestigious Ibadan House of Lords an affiliate Club Member of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes.
