Oke-Oyi-Isin
Oke-Oyi-Isin Community was founded about six hundred (600) years ago. It has a cumulative population of the aborigines of around fifty thousand (50,000). Oke-Oyi-Isin was founded by a great hunter, named AgbedeOgunbayo.
Oke-Oyi-Isin is in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. It shares common boundaries with Oke-Onigbin in the South, Ijara-Isin in the South-East, Alla-Isin in the North-East, Edidi in the South-West and Igbesi in the West.
- CULTURAL VALUE AND SOCIAL EVENTS
Oke-Oyi-Isin is notably known for Ina-Oloyi festival. It is a festival that was remarkably and openly celebrated not only within the community but always attracts the attendance and attention of the core Isin natives, towns and communities of Isin land, comprising Isanlu-Isin, Ijara-Isin, Iji-Isin, Pamo-Isin, Kudu-Owode, Owu-Isin. It is a cultural event that allows for unity and interaction amongst brother towns of common ancestral background. Whenever it is celebrated, participants are allowed and expected to dance together and table their request(s) through prayers meant for the succeeding year testimony as to whether or not such prayer has been answered.
- SOME HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT OBASHIP IN OKE-OYI ISIN.
The traditional institution of Oke-Oyi Isin is dated back to 1980 when Oba Emmanuel Kolawole was installed as the Oloke-Oyi of Oke-Oyi-Isin, The Amuwajoye I. The Royal sitting of the Oba with his Chiefs is known and referred to as the Oba-in-Council. There are three (3) ruling houses known as Amuwajoye Ruling House, Atobatele and Ilufemiloye.The present Monarch is of the Ilufemiloye Ruling House. The other two (2) ruling houses had reigned before him as royal predecessors in office.
- BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF OBA HEZEKIAH OLAYINKA OLAWEPO
Oba Hezekiah Olayinka Olawepo, Ilufemiloye I, was born on the 1st day of May, 1967 to the family of Late Chief John Ajide Olawepo and Late Mrs. Abigail Ajeigbe Otolorin Olawepo. He went to Government Technical Colleges of Erin-Ile and Patigi and graduated at Government Technical College, Patigi in year 1988. Thereafter, he went to Lagos to start his personal business which he combined with electrical work services as an artisan which he engaged in until he ascended the throne of his forefathers.
He ascended the throne on the 11th day of November, 2009 while his official letter of recognition by the Isin Local Government Council was issued to him on the 14th day of May, 2010
