History of ota

The Olota of Ota is the traditional ruler and sovereign of Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.

The traditional institution in OTTA dates back to the IFE OODAYE or ORUNMILA period in particular to say the least as ORUNMILA the great IFA Prophet met a woman OBA named IYARIGIMOKO OTAYO, titled OLOTA ODO, OBA ARODEDEWOMI the original mother  of OTA and the first OLOTA in history as succinctly confirmed by the  ODU-IFA title IRET OLOTA (OWONRIN)  and OSA MEJI (ODU ELEYE).

However this traditions are confirmed not only in OTA but by many Yoruba historians especially the IFA priest (babalawo) within the OTA and outside Ota and some scholars and researchers have also confirmed same.  Thus IYARIGIMOKO was the first (OBA) OLOTA in history which dated back to the BC era  at least as confirmed in the Odu-ifa traditions mentioned above.

She was, however succeeded by ATELE OLODE MERO, ERELU AFINJU OLOJA EKUN otherwise known as OLOTA ELEGBEJE OJA and OLOTA OLOFIN