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Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi
47th Deji of Akure
ReignJuly 8, 2015-
CoronationJuly 9, 2015
PredecessorAfunbiowo II
BornDecember 20, 1956
Ayede-Ogbese, Akure, Ondo, Nigeria
IssuePrincess Adedina Aladelusi
HouseOmoremilekun Asodeboyede
FatherOlu of Alayere
ReligionYoruba religion, Christianity

Oba Odundun II (Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi; December 28, 1956-) is a Nigerian monarch and is the current ruler, or Deji of Akure. He is a member of the Osupa/Odundun Ruling house.

Early Life

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Odundun II was born as Prince Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi to the Olu of Alayere in Ayede-Ogbese, the ruler of a small village near Akure on December 20, 1956. He is the great-grandson of Oba Odundun I, the Deji of Akure, who ruled Akure from 1882-1890, and thus is part of the Osupa/Odundun ruling branch of the Omoremilekun Asodeboyede Dynasty. He attended the St. Patrick's Elementary School in Apomu, Akure and later attended the renowed Oyemekun Grammar School in Akure.[1]. He then attended the Florida State University in Miami, Flordia, United States and graduated in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in Architecture. He later recieved a masters degree in Architecture from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, in 1984.

Reign

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https://www.nico.gov.ng/index.php/category-list/1423-new-deji-of-akure-kingdom-ascends-the-throne#:~:text=The%20new%20Deji%2C%20His%20Royal,1st%20of%20December%202013.


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