Historical Figure: Ogedengbe of Ijeshaland

Born as Orisarayibi Ogundamola, (His passion for leadership earned him the appellation Ogedengbe). He was born in 1822 to Apasan Borijiwa and Juola Orisatomi, and his birth according to Yoruba history, coincided with the annual Ogun festival.


Aponlese 1, was the Owa of Ilesha at the time the young leader to be born. It was customary for the Owa during this Ogun festival to invite all the ‘babalawos’ (medicine men) in the Ijesha territory to come and predict what will be the outcome of the new year to come.