The First Alamo and Founder of Ilamo Ekiti, Omorankusua was a younger brother of Elekole (Akinsale) who came with him to settle at Ikole on coronation from Ife in the 9th Century and both of them lived together at Aofin Ikole for a period of time.
However, there arose a personal Obaship tussle between both brothers and the Elekole Akinsale decided to send him back to their father, the Ooni of Ife so that Omorankusua might be given his own beaded-crown to rule over its own separate village.
While Omorankusua was on his way to Ile-Ife to see their father regarding the Obaship tussle with his brother, Elekole Akinsale in the 9th Century, he took a rest at the Ojuju rock, there the name Ilamo was revealed to him in a dream confirming the royalty status and settlement of Ilamo at the pinnacle of Ojuju rock (Itajuju).
When he got to Ife, he was installed as an Oba by their father Ooni of Ife and given the title Alamo confirming the royalty revelation from his dream. He was equally given his own beaded-crown, the staff of office and formation people to establish his kingdom at Ilamo-Ekiti comprising the Itajuju and its environs.
To avert the compromise of brotherhood with the Elekole Akinsale on his return, Alamo Omorankusa was given specific roles as follows:-
- Installation Rites:
The Alamo was made the traditional consenting authority to the appointment of Elekole and to conduct the installation rites.
Paragraph 28, Intelligence Report on Ikole District 1936 by Mr. T.V Bovell Jones on method of selection of Elekole, provides that " if Ifa (Oracle) proved favourable, the selected man was taken to a place called Ilamo situated about three miles from Ikole and near the village of Usin, here certain ceremonies and sacrifices were performed for the Orisa called Ojuju and the candidate was informed that he has been chosen as Elekole". - Coronation oath: An oath was made that the two brothers were not to see each other anymore after installation of the Elekole. However, this custom was dropped by consensus between Elekole and Alamo in 2004 to allow the two monarchs attend common meetings and exchange visits.
- Inheritance: When an Elekole dies, the Alamo is formally informed and the last beaded-crown along with other royal paraphernalia of the deceased Oba are given to the Alamo as his inheritance. The Alamo wears both inherited and acquired beaded-crowns by virtue of his office.
- Unrestricted Access to Beaded-Crown/Royal Paraphernalia: Historically, the Elekole and the Alamo exclusively enjoyed the statuses of Obaship and the unrestricted rights to wear beaded-crown and other royal paraphernalia as given to them by their father Ooni from Ifẹ in Ikole.