Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III

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Olowo Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III
Ogunoye during Igogo 2020 Festival in Owo
Olowo of Owo
Reign	2019 – present
Predecessor	Folagbade Olateru Olagbegi III
Born	(1966-07-06) 6 July 1966 (age 58) Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria
Spouse	Olori Olanike Ogunoye
Father	Adekola Ogunoye II
Mother	Olori Adenike Yeyesa Ogunoye

Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III (born 6 July 1966) is the Olowo of Owo and paramount Ruler of Owo Land in Ondo state, Nigeria.^[1] He succeeded his father Oba Adekola Ogunoye II, the Olowo of Owo, who held the title from 1968 until his passing in 1993. He is the son of Olori Adenike Yeyesa Ogunoye. Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III was formally presented with the staff of office by the Governor of Ondo State Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu on 14 December 2019 marking the beginning of his reign.^[2][3][4]

Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye was born into a royal family, with his father ascending to the throne of Olowo of Owo in 1968. He lived with his father for twenty-five years until his father passed on in 1993.^[5] He attended the Nigerian Law School in Abuja, and was subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar, qualifying as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.^[6] He served as Ondo State Director of Finance before becoming the Olowo.^[7]

Shortly after his appointment as permanent secretary,^[8] Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III left the civil service to become the 32nd Olowo of Owo ascending to the ancestral throne.^[9]

• Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria (IPAN)
• Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM)
• Institute of Industrialists and Corporate Administrators
• Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPMN)
• Fellow Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC)

• Honorary Doctorate Degree in Public Administration (DPA) by the West African Union University Institute, Cotonou, Benin Republic^[10]
• Face of fatherhood in Africa Awards by the CYIAP Network in collaboration with Adeyemi College of Education, Ond
• Honour for Innumerable Good Works and Leadership Proficiency by Abuja-based Spill Magazine
• Owo Progressive Association, Kano Award of Excellence for Outstanding Commitment and Exemplary Leadership
• RATTAWU NTA, Ibadan Award of Most Outstanding Personality and Integrity
• Grand Patron Royal Class '79
• Grand Patron, Law Students Association, Achievers University
• Patron-Great Conqueror's Club of Nigeria
• De-Emerald Award of Excellence on Humanitarian Services
• Merit Award – Royal Sports Personality
• PAN-African Leadership Transparent Centre Abuja-Excellence Leadership
• PMAN- Performing Musician Association of Nigeria Owo Chapter The Most Peaceful King
• Life Patron, Ekiti State University (EKSU) Alumni Association
• Chairman, Advisory Board of the college, Margaret Mosunmola College of Health Science and Technology Owo Ondo State
• Royal Patron Bar Association Akure Branch
• Royal Patron Bar Association Owo Branch
• Ondo State Royal Leadership Personality of the Year by Ondo State Media Award^[11]

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