Rufus Aladesanmi III

Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe Aladesanmi III
Ewi of Ado Ekiti
Reign	1990 - present
Predecessor	Samuel Adeyemi George-Adelabu I
Born	Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe Aladesanmi 1945[1] Nigeria
House	Aladesanmi

Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe Aladesanmi III CON (born 1945) is a Yoruba Oba and the current Ewi of Ado Ekiti.[2]

Reign

Aladesanmi succeeded Adelabu I as the Ewi of Ado Ekiti in 1990.[3]

He serves as the chancellor of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University and was formerly the chancellor at the University of Jos.[4][5]

In 2000 Aladesanmi was made a Commander of the Order of the Niger.[6]

In 2018 Aladesanmi offered aid and support for Ayo Fayose, the Governor of Ekiti, after 400 members of the Government House were detained by police in a period of political turmoil.[7] While laying the foundation of a new hall in Aladesanmi's official palace, Ibrahim Dankwambo, the Governor of Gombe State, also voiced support for Fayose and referred to him as the "symbol" of the People's Democratic Party.[8] Aladesanmi and Fayose both spoke about the importance of peace and the rights of the people of Ado Ekiti in choosing their political leaders.[9]

References

1. The biography of Kabiyesi Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe Aladesanmi III, the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti StackLife
2. "Idiroko, Eid al-Kabir: Fayose's aide Felicitate with Ewi, Greet Muslims". 20 August 2018.
3. "The Lessons And The Tasks Before The New Deji Of Akure By Dr. Wumi Akintide - Sahara Reporters". 14 July 2015.
4. "ATBU Official Website". www.atbu.edu.ng.
5. "Ecstasy at Ewi's 25th coronation anniversary - The Nation Nigeria". 23 December 2015.
6. "Nigerian national awards - Nigerian Muse". www.nigerianmuse.com.
7. "Fayose gets rousing reception in Ado-Ekiti, laments on continuous harassment, withdrawal of security -". 18 July 2018.
8. "Fayose Is A Symbol Of PDP – Gov. Dankwambo - INFORMATION NIGERIA". 26 August 2016.
9. "Governor Fayose tasks Ekiti politicians on peaceful conduct - TODAY.NG". 13 June 2018.