Prince Mayowa Aroloye has emerged as the Owa-elect of Idanre following his victory in the traditional kingship election conducted by the eight accredited kingmakers of Idanre Kingdom.
Seven princes contested for the revered traditional stool.
At the end of the voting exercise, Prince Mayowa secured seven of the eight votes cast, representing 87.5 per cent, while Prince Babatope Aroloye polled one vote, representing 12.5 per cent.
The Secretary of Idanre Local Government, Felix Akinfala, who presided over the election, formally declared Prince Mayowa the Owa-elect following the announcement of the results.
Earlier, the Chairman of Idanre Local Government, Hon. Smart Adeuyi Omotadowa, had urged all the contestants to regard themselves as members of one family and cooperate with whoever emerged victorious.
He noted that the contestants belonged to the same ruling house.
