In History ADEYEMO ode omo ooni. An Ife prince was the founder of Isara Remo. Isara is one of the first Remo mother town to have settled in this settlement called Remo. Isara is the second largest town In Remo coming after Sagamu!
Over 10years ago, the seat of the traditional ruler of the town has been vacant following the resumption into transition of late Oba Engnr. Adebayo Idowu Onadeko(Ogunsere Gbuko II) sometimes in July 2007.
Let's Recall Historically that...
The first Odemo of Isara is OBA ADEYEMO ODEMO who was the founder of Isara Remo.
He had eleven children both male and female. Historians of ancient time reveal that, a house is viable of having four angles, in lieu of this fact there was gazette among Adeyemo male offspring; ADENIJI, ADENIYI, ADEBIMPE, ADEGOKE.
Therefore after the demise of the first Odemo of Isara, the children of Adeyemo has been coming one after the other to take turn as rightly entitle to the stool of Odemo.
His first son, ADENIJI was the next Odemo after Adeyemo following the consultations made by Elders. They met with him and said "IWO GAN lokan lati joba" that is where the ruling house (ILE IGAN) emanated from till date.
His eulogy goes thus "Igan, olola bi yaya, gan bi ojo, okan uwo kaiye etc.
The next Oba was of the Descendant of ADENIYI - ROKODO. Eduwe, Aji-meshin gun yeye Odemo.
The next Oba after Rokodo was of the descendant of ADEBIMIPE ERINSIBA-GUGU, omo Erin Lola,efon niyi, erinjogunola sekeloye.
The next to emerge Was, ADEGOKE POKE BI OWULA, OMO TOJU IYA RE JOBA...
from this ruling houses in history, some has presented candidate to rule Isara thrice, 5times, 6times some even once.
Today; ISARA have SIX ruling Houses;
- IGAN LABIYA
- ROKODO OGUNSERE
- ERINSIBA-AYOLEDOYE
- POKE BI OWULA
- OTETE
- AFONLADE...
From the above six ruling houses, there has always been rotation among the ruling houses after any ruler go into transition.
Note also that, in the history of Yoruba land, when we talk about original Crown, its not common everywhere, ISARA is one of the town in Yoruba land blessed with AUTHENTIC TRADITIONAL CROWN (ADE ISEMBAYE/ADE OWURO).
There comes a king that is very famous in the land known for his excellent hunting of wild animals just like their father... POKE II.
This Poke ruling house is of great reference because, lets recall that Adeyemo the great hunter and founder of Isara during one of his hunting expedition, he hunted for his 5th elephant beside OKUN town. this is the period when ADEGOKE POKE was born. Justification to this history is the evident of the 5 elephants in the front of ODEMO ONOBAJO (Poke ) palace. ASK ELDERs cos that palace is no more there. Though I asked my grand-father and he verify it yes!
The Reason why we refer to sons and daughters of Isara as "Omo Afotamodi"
In the ancient time, there was War around Yoruba land, for war not to wage in to ISARA, the founder made consultation to IFA...
ifa instruct him to use stone to build big fence around the town with sacrifice. This was made possible through sons and daughters of ISARA and residents. This is the reason why we refer to us as "Omo Afotamodi kogun ma wolu" till today. Its not in history that War has invade Isara before, instead, Isara serve as accommodating abode for refugees whom war invaded their towns.
In history ISARA had 36 kings minus those who was unable to go through traditional sacrificial right before going into transition. Some of the Obas in history are;
Oba Adeyemo Odemo
Oba Adeniji Igan I
Rokodo I
Erinsiba I
Poke I
Ojokoboye
Ogunsere Gboko
Otete
Wegunsen
Legunsen
Gbalaja
Adebinipe
Sakasaka-mi-woroworo
Folagbade
Ayole
Odukogbe
Poke II
Oba Olajano
Elehinkule Orifiwolupen
Folagbade II
Seke loye, o joye koye wunii je
Atokobo Wa gbuwa ...
Oba ONOBAJO POKE III...
Apparently, to say the fact, poke Onabajo III was the reigning oba that any elders in Isara today can say they met on throne.
The likes of sir. Olaniwun Ajayi also confirms that, he was the Oba he met on throne... POKE III reign from 1914 - 1941.
Although, Oba Onabajo had no former or western education, it is said that he was very sagacious, shrewd and patriotic. It was during his time that the old township roads were made under the direction of one pa. Obafemi who was the Oba's effective road overseer. In his time, proceeds from the sale of communal lands were used to maintain the rest house and the police barracks and was used towards the construction of Isara township roads.
Oba Onabajo was a farmer with specialization in cash crops. Consequently, most of the time, he was on his farm somewhere outside the town.
Alaiyeluwa Oba Samuel Adetayo Akisanya, Afonlade II (1941 - 1985) succeeded Oba Onabajo, poke III. Oba Akisanya was the first literate Oba that Isara had. There is something significantly important to Oba Akisanya's credit which was never so before his reign. It was He who raised Isara from obscurity to the glare of publicity and National recognition by the fact of his own popularity. Oba Akisanya was a man of engaging personality and engaging presence. In his time, he was one of the best dressed men in Yoruba land - either according to English custom or Yoruba culture and tradition.
ALAIYELUWA OBA ADEBOYE OLADELE OSINDEINDE IGAN II 1989 - 1994
He was a civil servant and had reached the pinnacle of his career before he ascended to the throne. Oba Osideinde was a lawyer with Federal civil service.
ALAIYELUWA OBA ADEBAYO IDOWU ONADEKO (OGUNSERE GBUKO II) 1996 - 2007.
He was a civil servant and had reached the pinnacle of his career before he ascended to the throne. Oba Onadeko, a distinguished engineer, was a senior civil servant and controller in the Federal ministry of works.
Alaiyeluwa Oba Adebayo Idowu Onadeko ogunsere gbuko II, the Odemo of Isara joined his ancestors on Wednesday 4th July, 2007.
Since 2007, the stool of Odemo has been vacant, ERINSIBA AYOLEDOYE ruling house is the next ruling house to present king.
It all turns to legal issue, court decision is what we've been waiting for.
In 2015, youths of Isara made effort and protested to know the reasons for the long vacancy in the community leadership. All efforts of the youths, though it create a landmark and starting point to the elders by registering into them a sense of way forward to making sure an Odemo emerge.
On the 29th of March, 2018
The final court judgement on the obaship issue was delivered...
The prince who emerge as the New Odemo-elect from court is PRINCE ALBERT ADEBOSE MAYUNGBE as pronounce in the court.
The people of Isara are very happy that Isara is gonna have a king after a very long period of time.
It saddens my heart, a lot of illustrious son have gone, though they wish to witness this good news buy today they are no more. Hundreds of people have gone before today. Even those we were together in the struggle to have a king, some are no more. Still we thank God for today.
Crowds welcome Prince Adebose Mayungbe as he rally around the town on his way back from court. He branched many places like Seriki house, and chief Olisa of Isara house. In the front of Lisa Onamuyiwa's house there was shower of rainfall that everybody was amaze in happiness signifying tide of change and new era. Igba yin a tuwa Lara oooo
I beseech you sons and daughters of Isara, lets live in unity and oneness, what we do today will become history. Isara is our home, we have no other place to call our home. Come together let's make it a better place.
Isara a sunwon, a tu dede eni n'ara...
God bless Sons and daughters of Isara.
Alaafia a tubo joba Nile yii ooo.
Omoba erinsiba gugu
Omo ayole doye
Omoba loke-robu
omo Erin Lola, efon niyi,
Omo erinjogunola
Omoba Ogunsere gbuko.
Omo kariwo lade...
God bless.
Long live ISARA LAND!
Long live REMO KINGDOM!
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