The Special Adviser on Youth and Student Matters, High Chief Oladele John Nihi will be crowned the Oluomo of Aiyegunle-Gbede, in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
The coronation ceremony is scheduled to hold at Ansarul Islam Secondary School, Aiyegunle-Gbede, at 10 a.m.
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, is expected to attend as the distinguished guest of honour.
The royal fathers of the day are the Obaro of Kabba and Chairman of the Okun Area Traditional Council, Oba Solomon Dele Owoniyi; the Olujumu of Ijumu and Vice Chairman of the council, Oba Williams Olusegun Ayeni; and the Olu of Apata, Oba Dr Frederick Durojaiye Balogun.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited, Professor Nasir Naeem Abdulsalam, will serve as host, while the Olu of Aiyegunle-Gbede, Oba Lateef Folorunsho Haruna, is the royal host.
The Chief Host is the member representing Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency, Arch. Salman Idris.
Other special guests of honour include the Secretary to the Kogi State Government, Dr Folashade Arike Ayoade; the State Security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omodara (retd.); the Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Mukadam Asiwaju Asiru; the Commissioner for Solid Minerals, Hon. Engr. Abubakar Bashir Gegu; the Auditor-General for Local Government, Hon. Yakubu Siyaka Adabenege; and the founder of PROOF Foundation, Asiwaju Prince Olatunji Olusoji.
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