The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba (Engr.) Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, has rejected claims that he was consulted or gave approval for the rotational chairmanship of the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs
In a statement released by the Alaafin’s Chief Press Secretary, Bode Durojaiye, the Palace responded to remarks attributed to Governor Seyi Makinde, who reportedly said he consulted the Alaafin, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, and the Soun of Ogbomoso before inaugurating Rashidi Ladoja, Arusa I, as chairman of the council.
“The attention of the Alaafin’s Palace has been drawn to a statement credited to His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, that he consulted with the three traditional rulers in the state on the rotational chairmanship of the State Council of Obas and Chiefs,” the statement read.
The Palace firmly denied the claim, emphasizing that no such consultation took place.
“There was no time that His Imperial Majesty, the Alaafin of Oyo, held any meeting with either the State Governor or any of the two traditional rulers mentioned on this issue,” it said.
It also clarified that the Alaafin did not endorse the proposed rotational arrangement.
“The Alaafin did not tell the Governor nor make any categorical statement endorsing rotational chairmanship among the three traditional rulers in the state,” the statement added.
The Palace reiterated that the Alaafin’s position, along with that of the Oyo community, had already been formally conveyed to the governor.
“The position of the Alaafin and the entire Oyo community on the issue of the State Council of Obas and Chiefs has been clearly enunciated in a memorandum delivered to His Excellency by the Oyo Council of Elders,” it concluded.
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