he was appointed olowo in 1941 and ruled for 25 years before he was deposed. his exile from power was a fallout of a regional crisis between two action group leaders: awolowo and samuel ladoke akintola. the action group which was launched in his palace a decade earlier, was led by awolowo in the 1950s. a battle of wills between the two gladiators in the early 1960s saw oba olateru pitching his tent with akintola.