The sleepy town of Fiditi in Oyo State was agog on October 22 when renowned oil tycoon and leading subsea production expert,
and his wife, Funke, were crowned the Asiwaju and Yeye Asiwaju of Fiditi town in Oyo State. The oil mogul, who is based in Houston, Texas in the United States, was honoured by His Royal Highness, Oba Oyelere Oyewole, the Onifiditi of Fiditi town in a colourful celebration befitting royalty.
The royal father honoured the Agunbiades for their various philanthropic gestures which have led to community development and their patriotism to the progress of their fatherland. Agunbiade also played a major role in ensuring that Fiditi had a traditional ruler in 2021 after 13 years without a king. Its former traditional ruler, Oba Amos Ogunkunle passed on in 2008. Due to kingship tussle and neglect by the government, the town was denied the privilege of having a king for a long period.
However, through Agunbiade’s influence and intervention, a new king was crowned in 2021. Aside their new titles as the Asiwaju and Yeye Asiwaju of Fiditi land, the businessman and his amiable wife were also crowned the Atobaase and Yeye Atobaase of Yorubaland in 2021 by the late Alaafin of Oyo State, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi amidst pump and pageantry in Oyo State.
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