Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe Aladesanmi III | |
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Ewi of Ado Ekiti | |
Reign | 1990 - present |
Predecessor | Samuel Adeyemi George-Adelabu I |
Born | Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe Aladesanmi 1945 [1] Nigeria |
House | Aladesanmi |
Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe Aladesanmi III CON (born 1945) is a Yoruba Oba and the current Ewi of Ado Ekiti. [2]
Aladesanmi succeeded Adelabu I as the Ewi of Ado Ekiti in 1990. [3]
He serves as the chancellor of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University and was formerly the chancellor at the University of Jos. [4] [5]
In 2000 Aladesanmi was made a Commander of the Order of the Niger. [6]
In 2018 Aladesanmi offered aid and support for Ayo Fayose, the Governor of Ekiti, after 400 members of the Government House were detained by police in a period of political turmoil. [7] While laying the foundation of a new hall in Aladesanmi's official palace, Ibrahim Dankwambo, the Governor of Gombe State, also voiced support for Fayose and referred to him as the "symbol" of the People's Democratic Party. [8] Aladesanmi and Fayose both spoke about the importance of peace and the rights of the people of Ado Ekiti in choosing their political leaders. [9]