Babatunde Adewale Ajayi
Babatunde Adéwálé Àjàyí is a Nigerian monarch. He is the 19th and current Akarigbo of Remoland, a confederation of towns that neighbor the Ijebu Kingdom in Ogun State.
Early life
Born on December 5, 1962, to the Royal Torungunwa Ruling House of Sagamu, Oba Ajayi, obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Sciences at the University of Ibadan between 1981 and 1984 and an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria in 1989. He is an expert in Insolvency and Restructuring spanning over 20 years.The new Akarigbo also enrolled for a Law course at the University of Calabar in 1991 and graduated with LLB degree in 1997. He is happily married with children.
Kingship
Babatunde Àjàyí was elected as the new king after emerging victorious over the 17 other contestants to succeed the previous king Oba Michael Sonariwo who died in July 2016.After casting of votes by the kingmakers which included Chief Rasak Akinyemi Salami, Chief Abdul Wasiu Awofala, Chief Taiwo Sule, Chief Lamidi Olaitan Adesanya, Chief Ogunyemi Tijani Adesina, Chief Kolawole Odumuyiwa and Olotu Omoba JAS Adekunle, the new Akarigbo emerged after polling five votes, with Prof. Babatunde Ogunmola, trailing him with two votes, while other 17 nominees had no vote.
The election was supervised by the Secretary to Sagamu Local Government, Adewale Fakoya, who after reeling out the names of the 19 nominees to the kingmakers, requested them to cast their votes for the candidate of their choice.