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A brief history of the Ataoja of Osogbo.
The number one indigene of Osogbo land, the great Oba Iyiola Oyewale
hails from the Matanmi ruling house (There are Four established ruling
houses in Osogbo land). He is born to Pa Shittu Amoo and Madam Sabitiyu
Ajile Oyewale.
He had his elementary education at the St. Andrews Primary School,
Oke-Baale and the St. John Primary School, Ita-Olookan, both in
Osogbo.
He later proceeded to the Teachers College and practiced teaching
profession for sometime. His hard work and quest for more knowledge
later took him to Yaba College of Technology, Lagos where he studied
Accountancy.
Oba Oyewale later took other management and professional courses at the
Universities of Ibadan and Lagos and the Folks Lynch Institute, London.
He earned Graduate and Associate membership A.C.C.A , Great Britain;
Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN); and
Member, Nigerian Institute of Management (MNIM).
Young prince Oyewale, had his fair deal of his professional career
before ascending to the throne of his fathers, these include working as
Special Assistant to the University Bursar on Financial Planning and
Budgeting at the University of Lagos. The dynamic Oba Oyewale is also a
partner at Ogunbanjo Okunbule Firm of Chartered Accountant.
The Kabiyesi is not only an accomplished Chartered Accountant, he has
also demonstrated his intellectual creativity in a number of
publications and other journals. Amongst his hand works are: "The
Role of Traditional Rulers in Nigeria" (1981); "The Role of
Traditional Rulers in Local Government Administration" (1986).
Oba Iyiola Oyewale has carried this same dynamism to his wise and
organized system of ruling over his 300,000 subjects. May he live long
to continue to administer justice and wise counsel over his people.
Ki ade pe l'ori, ki bata pe l'ese Oba o. Ase!
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