Kofoworola Oladoyinbo Ojomo is the paramount Yoruba king of Ijebu, Owo in Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria. He is a descendant of Ojugbelu Arere, the pioneer Olowo of Owo.
He ascended the throne on June 13, 2004, following the demise of Agboola Ojomo Agunloye in May 2003. He ascended the throne after retiring from the Nigerian Army with the rank of General.
Kofoworola Oladoyinbo Ojomo was born in Ijebu, Owo, Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria, during the 1940s. He began his education at St. PatrickâÂÂs Primary School in Ijebu-Owo and later attended Saint Jamesâ School. He then relocated to Abeokuta, where he enrolled at Nawarudeen School, Oke-Jehun. Upon returning to Owo, he continued his studies at Imade College, earning his West African Senior School Certificate before moving on to Government College, Ughelli. He studied mechanical engineering at Ahmadu Bello University, and graduated in 1968. He then joined the Nigerian Army as a military officer.
Kofoworola Oladoyinbo Ojomo spent six months working with the Electricity Corporation of Nigeria before joining the Nigerian Army as a commissioned officer, serving for more than 30 years. He later rose to the position of head of the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Corps. He held the role of Director General of the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria before becoming the Ojomo Oluda of Ijebu-Owo.
Kofoworola Oladoyinbo Ojomo was asked about the recent change in the title of Ojomo Oluda to Olijebu of Ijebu-Owo. He said
There was a controversy over his installation on June 13, 2004. Following his nomination by the king-makers as a qualified and preferred candidate for the throne, Amaka who was also a candidate sought a High Court order to annul his candidacy. This was refused, and Kofoworola was affirmed as the Ojomo Oluda. Amaka was not satisfied with this judgment and appealed against it. He was thereafter installed by Oba DVF Olateru-Olagbegi, the Olowo of Owo.