In May 2014, the longest reigning Yoruba monarch, Alaiyeluwa, Oba (Dr.) S.K. Adetona CFR, Ogbagba II, the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, turned 80 years old.

In honour of the auspicious occasion, the Council of Otunbas of Ijebuland, on behalf of other Ijebu Obas, High Chiefs and citizens of Ijebuland had earlier decided to build a modern museum and dedicate as a tribute and landmark birthday gift to their beloved monarch.

The Ijebu National Museum, officially opened with international pomp and fanfare on the 8th of May, 2014 has been entrusted to Mr. Craig Diji Fashoro as Museum Curator based on his accomplishments in the field of traditional African art and his proposed vision of what the desired museum should be like.