Laduntan Oyekanmi
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| Theresa Laduntan Oyekanmi | |
|---|---|
| Iyalode of Ibadan | |
| Reign | 2019 - present |
| Coronation | 2019 |
| Predecessor | Aminatu Abiodun |
| Born | Laduntan Ladapo 1933 (age 90–91) Ibadan, Nigeria |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Occupation | Nurse |
Theresa Laduntan Oyekanmi is the 14th Iyalode of Ibadan.[1] She is a scion of the Ladapo family of Abebi Ibadan and the Ayeye Area's Balogun Ibikunle family.[2]
Biography
Laduntan Oyekanmi was born in Ibadan, Nigeria in 1933. In the 1960s, she studied nursing in England and married Prince 'Diti Oyekanmi of the royal Matanmi Family of Osogbo, Osun State, on August 12, 1961. She worked as a nurse at the University College Hospital in Ibadan until her retirement.[3] Prince Oyekanmi, her husband, was a commissioner in the old Western region in the 1970s and served in the cabinet of former Military Governor of Oyo State, Major General David M. Jemibewon.[4]
She became the Iyalode in July 2019, succeeding Aminat Abiodun.[5]
Following the death of Oba Saliu Adetunji, the 41st Olubadan of Ibadan, she backed Senator Lekan Balogun who was later crowned the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan on the 11th of march, 2022[6]
References
- ^ "Laduntan Oyekanmi di ìyálóde tuntun fún ilẹ̀ Ibadan". BBC News Yorùbá (in Yoruba). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ Alabi, Lekan (2019-07-12). "The 14th Iyalode Of Ibadanland Emerges". City People Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ Elites, The (2019-07-12). "EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: The Installation of Theresa Laduntan Oyekanmi As 14th Iyalode of Ibadanland". The Elites Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "Olubadan installs Oyekanmi as 14th Iyalode Ibadanland". Daily Trust. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ Ademola, Ayo (2020-08-30). "REMINISCENCES: Iyalodes Are Made Of These, By Oloye Lekan Alabi". Western Post News. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ Waheed, Adebayo (2022-01-09). "Iyalode Endorses Balogun For Olubadan". Retrieved 2022-03-12.