The late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, who died on Sunday, July 13, 2025, has been laid to rest with the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun describing him as a pride of Ijebuland, Ogun State and Nigeria as a whole.
Oba Adetona was crowned as the Awujale of Ijebuland in 1960 and was the longest reigning monarch in the country.
Speaking after the monarch was committed to mother earth at Ogbagba Court, Igbeba, Ijebu-Ode, the governor noted the enormous development Oba Adetona brought to Ijebuland in his 65 years on the throne, saying he was an enduring candour of dignity of the Ijebu ancestral heritage.