The ancient town of Oyo has been without an Alaafin for more than one year now. The throne became vacant after the death of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, who died after a brief illness in April, 2023.
Efforts have been made by the Oyemesi to fill the vacancy as the names of intending candidates have been submitted.
Among those who are keenly contesting for the crown is United State based doctor, Prince Ajibade Adeladan.
Prince Adeladan is an accomplished surgeon, a technocrat from the Agunloye Ruling House in Oyo. He spent his early years in Lagos and had his education in Nigeria before relocating abroad to further pursue a career in medicine.
He started his elementary school in Ibonwon, Epe, Lagos State and his secondary education at the Olivet Baptist High School in Oyo town in 1973 before gaining admission to the University of Ibadan where she studied Medicine.
Having worked at different hospitals across Lagos State, he went for training as a specialist in General Surgery at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and became a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons. After a few years of practice in Nigeria, he relocated abroad and worked in different countries including Jamaica, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Virgin Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. He started another training in the United States where he was trained as a specialist in Psychiatry at Columbia University, Manhattan, New York. He was later named a Chief Resident at Columbia University.
Prince Adeladan is a certified psychiatrist and neurologist. He also has a certification in Addiction Medicine. He is a member of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and also a member of the American Board of Addiction Medicine. One of the reasons he picked interest in the stool is to transform Oyo state and end medical tourism in the state.
He is also looking at revamping the Agricultural sector while utilising his wealth of experience in the medical sector to save lives.
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