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Eleruwa

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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

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  1. Obaseeku – Ododo baba ewu
  2. Olaribikusi I – Oba a gesin sawo
  3. Olasubu – Akangbe osin
  4. Gbajumola I – Afasan (reigned till about 1860)
  5. Sabi – Ayinla Edu
  6. Olurin – Iyanda Agan
  7. Omoni – Alade Efon
  8. Sangotola (Fashina)I
  9. Bankole-Akangbe Agan (died in 1911)
  10. Ajao "Oti" reigned from 1911 to 1921 (deposed)
  11. Bammeke "Alabi Agan" (1921–1937)
  12. Fashina Akindele Ajani Sangotola II (1938 – 4th Dec. 1944)
  13. Adegboye (1947 to 1959)
  14. Solomon Olarnrewaju Olaribikusi II (1960–1969)
  15. Bolanle Olaniyan Gbajumola II (Nov. 25, 1972 to 1994)
  16. Samuel Adebayo Adegbola Akindele I (1998-29th Nov.,2019). He was deposed by Supreme Court.

References

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  1. ^ Jacobs, Joke (2001). Oyo State: Pace-setter in a New Democratic Dawn. Glow Communications. pp. 299–305. ISBN 978-978-2210-84-5.