List of Obas of Ado Kingdom - Olofin of Ado-Odo

 List of Obas of Ado Kingdom (Olofin of Ado-Odo):


1.Oba Adegba Esibi (Oloja - Female)

2.Oba Edumeri Abe

3.Oba Edukanle

4.Oba Oreje

5.Oba Olofin Eri

6.Oba Atepojoye

7.Oba Olofin Aragbandu

8.Oba Odunla (Female)

9.Oba Elumu liwaye

10.Oba Serere gbele kekere jojolo

11.Oba Obanla

12.Oba Etigbeji bo joye

13.Oba Olimegan

14.Oba Asoesi lipeti

15.Oba Bewaji Amororo lagbo

16.Oba Osoja Abosa joye c. 1379-1402

17.Oba Adetogu Atuyangba c. 1403-1430

18.Oba Adeluyi Oyigudujoye c. 1432-1461

19.Oba Asade Atepawoga c.1461. He died at Ipebi

20.Oba Agbogun joye c. 1462-1493

21.Oba Iroke c.1495-1530

22.Oba Afogbinjoye c.1531-1549

23.Oba Ero Gbewara c.1550-1584

24.Oba Osangandewu(Osan Egan Diyewu) c.1585-1610

25.Oba Asunsun joye c.1611-1636

26 Oba Aponlese c.1637-1658

27.Oba Aregi ope joye c.1658-1660

28.Oba Ipokin c.1660-1679

29.Oba Megbowoye c.1680-1731

30.Oba Ododo c.1733-1770

31.Oba Emiro (Emuro) c.1771-1811

32.Oba Aike 1(Akesile) c.1812-1857

33.Oba Adebami Dokunmu (Agbojo joye) c.1858-1870

34.Oba Adeto Erigbere joye c.1871-1882

35.Oba Asade Awope (Otenibotemole) c.1884-1913

36.Oba Adeteru Iso (Arolagbade) 1913-1915

37.Oba Alesinloye Bankole (Amilujigijoye) 1915-1925

38.Oba Oni Arebi 1925-1932

39.Oba Adeteru Iso reinstatement 1932-1952

40.Oba Jacob Ogabi Akapo (Agunloye) 1953-1989

41.Period of interregnum 1989 - 2003. Ex - Oba Munir Akinola - Odejide (Aragbandu) 2003-2009 not recognized by the Ogun State government. He died in 2017.

42.  Oba Abdullateef Adeniran Akanni (Ojikutujoye) May 2nd, 2009 to January 7, 2022

43. Oba Idris Olusola Adebowale Lamidi-Osolo (Otenibotemole II) - Elected on February 9, 2024 and awaiting official government installation.

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