| Olowo Adekola Ogunoye II | |
| Succession: | Olowo of Owo |
| Reign: | 6 February 1968 - 2 November 1992 |
| Predecessor: | Olateru Olagbegi II |
| Successor: | Olateru Olagbegi II (reinstated) |
| Father: | Olowo Ogunoye I |
| Death Date: | 2 November 1992 |
| Death Place: | Owo palace, Ondo State, Nigeria |
Olowo Adekola Ogunoye II was a traditional ruler of Owo (Olowo of Owo), Ondo State, Nigeria, who reigned between February 1968 to November 1992 before Sir Olateru Olagbegi II was reinstated in 1993.[1] One of his sons, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, was later enthroned as the Olowo of Owo, in 2019.[2]
Ogunoye II reigned for 24 years (6 February 1968 - 22 March 1993).[3] He succeeded the late Olowo of Owo, Sir Olateru Olagbegi II who was dethroned on June 1966 by the then Military Governor of the Western Region, Colonel Robert Adeyinka Adebayo, as a result of his political role in a plot against the state government.The plot was believed to have been masterminded by Pa Michael Adekunle Ajasin who was later elected as the Executive Governor of Ondo State (October 1979 – October 1983) on the platform of the Unity Party of Nigeria.[4] [5] [6]
Adekola Ogunoye II died on 22 March 1993 in his palace, the Olowo of Owo palace.[7] He was described as a man of supernatural and magical power by chief Aralepo, the oldest chief in Owo who has witnessed the reign of five different traditional rulers of Owo.[8] [9]