A direct descendant of Obalufon

Babatunde Adéwálé Àjàyí (born 5 December 1962) is a Nigerian monarch. He is the 19th and reigning Akarigbo of Remoland, a federation of towns that border the Ijebu Kingdom in Ogun State.

Early Life
Born on December 5, 1962, into the Royal Torungunwa Ruling House of Sagamu, Oba Ajayi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Sciences from the University of Ibadan between 1981 and 1984 and became an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in 1989. He is a specialist in Insolvency and Restructuring with over two decades of experience.

The current Akarigbo also pursued a Law degree at the University of Calabar in 1991 and graduated with an LLB degree in 1997. He is happily married with children.

Kingship
Babatunde Àjàyí was chosen as the new ruler after prevailing over the 17 other aspirants to succeed the late Oba Michael Sonariwo, who passed away in July 2016.

Following the casting of ballots by the kingmakers, which included Chief Rasak Akinyemi Salami (Lisa), Chief Abdul Wasiu Awofala (Losi), Chief Taiwo Sule (Oluwo Odofin), Chief Lamidi Olaitan Adesanya (Apena), Chief Ogunyemi Tijani Adesina (Ogbeni odi), Chief Kolawole Odumuyiwa (Balogun), and Olotu Omoba JAS Adekunle (Olotu Omoba Akarigbo), the new Akarigbo emerged after receiving five votes. Prof. Babatunde Ogunmola trailed him with two votes, while the remaining 17 candidates did not receive any votes.

The election was overseen by the Secretary to Sagamu Local Government, Adewale Fakoya, who, after listing the names of the 19 nominees to the kingmakers, instructed them to vote for their preferred candidate.

Awards
In October 2022, he was honored with the Nigerian national title of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) by President Muhammadu Buhari.