The Traditional Institution

Olufi-in-Council

Gbongan has a layered traditional structure of chiefs and community leaders around the Olufi.

Members of the Olufi in Council at the Olufi’s 25th coronation anniversary event (2023).

Gbongan’s traditional institution is described in reporting as a layered structure: the Olufi, his council of chiefs, princes, and community or village heads known as Baales.

This page will present the offices and title-holders once the Palace confirms the correct titles, spellings and current holders. Titles are not published from informal notices alone.

Source note Reporting describes the structure generally; no authoritative register of chieftaincy titles was supplied.

Chiefs & offices

Titles and title-holders

Titles are being verified

The Palace-confirmed list of chieftaincy titles and holders will appear here once approved. We do not publish titles from informal notices.