| Kofoworola Oladoyinbo Ojomo | |||||||||
| Succession: | Ojomo Oluda of Ijebu, Owo | ||||||||
| Reign: | June 13, 2004 – present | ||||||||
| Predecessor: | Agboola Ojomo Agunloye | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Ijebu, Owo, Ondo State, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria | ||||||||
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Kofoworola Oladoyinbo Ojomo is the paramount Yoruba king of Ijebu, Owo in Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria. He is a descendant of Ojugbelu Arere, the pioneer Olowo of Owo.[1]
He ascended the throne on June 13, 2004, following the demise of Agboola Ojomo Agunloye in May 2003. He ascended the throne after retiring from the Nigerian Army with the rank of General.[2]
Kofoworola Oladoyinbo Ojomo was born in Ijebu, Owo, Ondo State during the 1940s. He studied mechanical engineering at Ahmadu Bello University, and graduated in 1968. He then joined the Nigerian Army as a military officer.[3]
There was a controversy over his installation on June 13, 2004. Following his nomination by the king-makers as a qualified and preferred candidate for the throne, Amaka who was also a candidate sought a High Court order to annul his candidacy. This was refused, and Kofoworola was affirmed as the Ojomo Oluda.[4] Amaka was not satisfied with this judgment and appealed against it.[5] He was thereafter installed by Oba DVF Olateru-Olagbegi, the Olowo of Owo.