Olowu of Owu

The Olowu of Owu is the paramount Yoruba king of Owu kingdom. The first Olowu of Owu (son of Oduduwa’s daughter) is also one of the original kings in the Yoruba kingdom.
The Owu Kingdom is ruled by princes selected from six ruling houses: Amororo, Otileta, Ayoloye, Akinjobi, Akinoso, and Lagbedu. The king is assisted by appointed chiefs known as “Ogboni”s and Ologuns. The Balogun heads the chiefs and has under him Otun, Osi, Seriki, Aare Ago, and Jagunna. Ogboni chiefs consist of the Akogun, Obamaja, Orunto, Oyega, Osupori and Omolasin. Olosi is the Ifa priest of the Olowu. Originally, the Owu Kingdom had 3 townships namely Owu, Erunmu, and Apomu. The Owu sub-ethnicity is a part of the Yoruba people of West Africa. Ago-Owu in Abeokuta is where the Owus are mostly concentrated, however large Owu settlements are found throughout Yorubaland. The Yoruba confederacy of kingdoms extends beyond the boundaries of Nigeria into the Republic of Benin and Togo
In 2006, under the kingship of Oba of Owu, Kabiyesi (Dr) Olusanya Adegboyega Dosunmu (Amororo II), the Owu palace administrative process was reorganized. The Ogboni and Ologun chief system was revamped, and a new Olowu-in-Council emerged. It consists of a Cabinet of seven chiefs, including:

• The Balogun: Prime Minister of the Kingdom.
• The Olori Igbimo: Senior Counsel to Olowu (king), and overseer of towns and villages where the traditional interest of Olowu exists.
• The Olori Omoba: Head Prince.
• The Olori Parakoyi: Head of Commerce and Industry.
• The Balogun Apomu:
• The Oluroko (Oba Erunmu), or (where there is no incumbent) a clan chief or elder (Ogboni) from any of the 17 other clans/family compounds in Owu Erunmu:
• The Iyalode