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About Ifabukola Obidiran Obaluaye






High priest Ifabukola Obidiran Obaluaye is an exponent of African traditional religion. He was born in Oyó state, Nigeria in 1969 at Ile Arole Iya Oba Agure street, Apinnin Oyo.
He commenced his formal education at Baptist primary school 1, Ogese in Oyo East local government are a, Oyo state I  1977 to 1983. He was there after admitted into Oranmiyan Grammar School, Sabo Oyo.
His father Oladejo Obimuyiwa Adegbai III, the Baale Sanponba of Yoruba land was a Fanatic and staunch advocate of the indigenous system of worship, as an unreserved protagonist of African traditional religion. That is why he started train in African traditional religion starting from his grass root.

Basically these are people that God cannot fail to crown their efforts with success not because they are special being but they are created excelled and to be blessed. Chief priest Ifabukola Obaluaye is one of such that is why Obaluaye association crown his effort with chieftancy called (Elegun Obaluaye) about eleven years to this time, before he become Baale Sanponna (Obaluaye) as their head man in all the Yoruba land after the sudden death of his father, late Obimuyiwa Oladejo. He is also the chairman of Ile Esin I no Egungun Alapinnin Oyo and so on.

But his rehabilitation and growth has gone further, he also contribute to the progress and development of ISESE YOUTH ORGANIZATION (a bi-annual magazine of Isese Youth Organization).

He is one of the Sanponna worshippers that is why people called him "Obaluaye" from his childhood as alias.
He learnt from chief Priest Oloye Adejare Awosope (Ajitena awo Alaafin of Oyo) but, now passed away, may his soul rest in perfect peace. Furtherance,  after that he step forward to become a famous and widely accepted Ifa man to his present time.

Ifabukola Obidiran Obaluaye is a well travelled and controversial African Traditional worshipper. Practiced and conceptualized African Traditional Religion. He was a young priest of Alayeluwa, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola III the Alaafin of Oyo, and Alayewula, Oba Ganiyu Eniadenwa, Obatula Second, the Olofin of Iseri, Adimula of Awori Land, Ogun State.

Also travelled to Cotonou in Kalafi about "Oje Egungun" because he was of the famous and popular among Oloje Egungun (Masquerade) in Oyo. Also is a priest of white people (Oyinbo) in America from two years to this time.
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