MY EMERGENCE AS AKARIGBO OF REMO LAND IS GOD’S WILL, OBA BABATUNDE ADEWALE AJAYI

The new Akarigbo of Remo Land, His Royal Majesty, Oba Babatunde Adewale Ajayi has described his emergence as the 19th Akarigbo of Remo Land as the handiwork of God.

Oba Ajayi disclosed this in an exclusive chat with selected journalists in his palatial Sagamu country home. The handsome monarch also revealed that, he never dreamt of becoming the Akarigbo of Remo Land for once, until providence brought him to the throne.

The paramount ruler of Remo land disclosed that, ‘apart from jokingly telling my wife that, I will marry another wife when I become a king, I never dreamt of it. But, as it is now, God has turned what I call a joke into a reality’.


Responding to questions on his wide acceptance by all and sundry across Remo Land as soon as he was announced as the preferred candidate, by the kingmakers among several other eminently qualified princes. This is unlike the usual practice where there would be controversies and litigations, after the emergence of a preferred candidate.

Oba Ajayi explained, ‘many people visited me when I was at Ipebi and surprisingly they all testified of a positive wind of change blowing across the community, since my emergence. Market men and women said they were selling more than before. Some said there is a more peaceful atmosphere in the community’.

‘One shocking encounter I had was with an old man of over 90 years of age, who laid prostrate on the floor, rejoicing and saying that he can now die peacefully because, according to him, he lived to see the emergence of a descendant of the Torungbuwa ruling house ascending the throne of Akarigbo of Remo Land, after many decades’, Oba Ajayi said.

Asked to comment on the process leading to his emergence, Oba Adewale Aajayi stated that, ‘the kingmakers must be commended for adopting a very transparent selection process, to the extent that, it is very difficult for anyone to fault’.

This, according to the monarch explains the reason why no controversy or litigation trailed his selection and subsequent coronation as Akarigbo of Remo Land.


Oba Adewale Ajayi further promised to work for the peace, unity and progress of Sagamu and the entire Remo nation, as a way of reciprocating the love and wide acceptance he received from all stakeholders since he assumed the throne of his forefathers.

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