According to him, he desires to make history as the nation’s oldest monarch to bag a degree in Law while still on the throne.
Adetona on Saturday joined 201 other new Law students of the National Open University of Nigeria for their matriculation at Awa-Ijebu Study Centre.
Though he was admitted alongside 27 of his traditional rulers, the latter decided to defer their admission for a year.
Some of them are the Limeri of Awa-Ijebu, Oba Abib Awobajo, and the Ajalorun of Ijebu-Ife, Oba Olusesan Oguntayo.
According to them, they took the decision to allow their paramount ruler be a year ahead of them and as a sign of honour to the monarch.
Adetona said after the matriculation that his passion for education in general and for law education in particular, informed his decision.
He said, “Age cannot be a barrier to learning for me. It is what I desire and I assure all of you that I will study very well and come out of the university in record time without fail.”
The monarch also said schooling would not affect his roles as the custodian of the culture of his people.
NOUN Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ado Tenebe, who was represented on the occasion by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Prof. Mba Okoronkwo, advised the matriculants to take their studies seriously.
Born as Prince Sikiru Olukayode Adetona to the Anikinaiya 1 Ogbagba Royal Family of Ijebu Ode on May 10, 1934, his father was Prince Rufai Adetona, while his mother was Alhaja Ajibabi Adetona (nee Onashile). His mother hailed from Ijebu Igbo.
Between 1957 and 1958, he took up appointment with the then Audit Department of the Western Region, Ibadan. He resigned his appointment in 1958 to pursue further studies in Accountancy in the United Kingdom.
His formal coronation as the Awujale took place on April 2, 1960.
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