Osun State governor Rauf Aregbesola in the early hours of Monday appointed Prince Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi of the Gbaase Ruling House as the new Oluwo of Iwoland.
Director of Bureau of Communication and Strategy in the Office of the Governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon said the appointment of Prince Abdul-Rasheed Akanbi as the new Oluwo followed the completion of necessary procedures by the kingmakers.
The new Oluwo, a Canada-based contractor is the Chief Executive Officer of Prince Global Nigeria Limited and a childhood friend of the new Ooni of Ife, Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi.
The Oluwo of Iwo is among the leading traditional rulers in Osun State because of the importance of Oluwo stool in the Yoruba history.