Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Friday approved the appointment of a former Deputy Governor of the state, Prince Clement Adesuyi Haastrup as the new Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijeshaland.
Haastrup served as the Deputy Governor to the departed first civilian Governor of the state, Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke.
The governor also approved the appointment of Prince Johnson Adekanmi Abikoye as the Asaoni of Ora Igbomina.
A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, on Friday, said that “the approval of the two monarchs was ratified and approved during the seating of the Osun State Executive Council Meeting,” presided over by Adeleke on Friday.
Earlier, the Bilaro Oluodo Ruling House announced the emergence of Haastrup as the Owa-elect, having polled majority votes when the kingmakers voted.
It was gathered that the meeting where Haastrup emerged was at the premises of Ilesa West Local Government Secretariat.
Alimi, in his statement, further said that the “appointment of Prince Haastrup as the new Owa-elect was sequel to the demise of the immediate past Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesha land, Oba ( Dr) Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran II on September 11, 2024, while that of Prince Abikoye as the new Asaoni of Ora Igbomina followed the demise of Oba Tinuoye Atolagbe on the 19th of November, 2023.”
The commissioner also noted that Adeleke, while congratulating the two newly approved monarchs, enjoined indigenes of the two towns to cooperate with their new traditional rulers, particularly in allowing peace and unity to take centre stage.
Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Prince Clement Adesuyi
the emergence of Haastrup from Bilaro Oluodo Ruling House as the Owa Obokun Ajimoko III and Paramount Ruler of Ijesaland. was announced earlier at an election held by the kingmakers within the premises of Ilesa West Local Government Secretariat, in Ilesa.
He defeated nine other candidates in the selection process.
The kingmakers who converged at the local government complex included six Iwora mefa namely Obaala, High Chief Ibitoye; Ogboni Ipole, Oba Omokehinde Oyeleye; Ogboni Ijebu-jesa, Oba Olufemi Agunsoye ( Elegboro); Ogboni Ibokun, Oba Festus Awogboro; Ogboni Ilesa High Chief Saka Fapohunda; and Oba Odo of Ilesa.
Others are the seven Agba Ijesa, Risawe of Ilesa, High Chief Adefioye Adedeji, Lejoka of Ilesa, High Chief Omoniyi Ojo, Lejofi, High Chief Adebusoye Onigbogi, Arapate of Ilesa, High Chief Oluwagbemiga Fadunsin Igbarool , Loro of Ilesa, High Chief Lekan Folorunso , Odole of Ulesa ,High Chief Bola Orolugbagbe and Mr Abimbola Aluko ( warrant officer representing the Saloro of Ilesa whose stool is vacant).
The process was supervised by the Head of Local Government Administration of Ilesa East.
Fifty seven year old Haastrup, a pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG serves as the Regional Administrator of RCCG and is the Pastor in Charge of a Zone in Delta State.
Before joining RCCG, Haastrup worked across Nigeria as a manager, administrator and accountant.
He holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration and is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (ACIPM), among other professional bodies.
He is from the family of the departed Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland, Oba Frederick Kumokun Adedeji Haastrup, Ajimoko I, of the Bilaro Royal Ruling House in Ilesa.
His father was Prince Samuel Adetunji Haastrup who passed away in 2018.
