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Ekiti Obaship Crisis: Alawe Writes Makinde, Flays Alaafin’s Alleged Undue Interference |OGBOMOSO INFO|



The chairman, Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers and Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti, Oba Ajibade Alabi has cautioned the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi against meddling in the internal crisis of the Obas in Ekiti.

 The Alawe, in a letter written to the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde described the letter written by Alaafin to governor Kayode Fayemi on the Ekiti Obaship crisis as not only unwarranted but least expected.

 In the letter entitled “Request To Stop Undue Interference of His Majesty Oba Lamidi Adeyemi In The Internal  Affairs of Ekiti Obas, the Alawe urged governor Makinde to prevail on Alaafin to stop his alleged unsolicited intervention.

 “The attention of Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers has been drawn to undue interference of His Majesty Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, The Alaafin of Oyo in the internal affairs of Ekiti Obas through a letter written to Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, dated 12th March 2020 and well-circulated in the social media the following day with respect to the administration of chieftaincy matters in Ekiti State.

 “This is, to say the least, unbecoming of one of your monarchs in Oyo State. Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers takes a strong exception to the whole content of Alaafin’s letter which is absolutely unwarranted as Alaafin cannot superintend over the monarchy in Ekiti State. Ekiti was never and can never be part of the Oyo Empire. It is on this note that Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers is respectfully requesting your Excellency to stop the Alaafin from his meddlesomeness in the internal affairs of Ekiti Obas.” the letter reads in part

 ” The letter of Oba Adeyemi contained a lot of misrepresentation of facts and inaccurate accounts of events between the State Government and the Traditional Institution in Ekiti State which CANNOT be in consultation with, and concurrence of the highly revered and venerable Traditional Rulers mentioned in the letter but who did not sign same.

 ” It is a matter of fact and law that Grading, Classification and Composition of Council of Obas in Ekiti State and perhaps anywhere in Nigeria is governed by Law through Government Gazettes even from the Colonial era. From his letter, Alaafin is unable to define what qualifies an Oba to be a PeluPelu Oba. He is not aware of the fact that among the first group of Obas that formed the Association in 1900 were Deji of Akure (Ondo State) and Owalobo of Obo Ayegunle (Kwara State) who have since left the Association. He is also not aware of the fact that some Obas joined the Group in 1909 – Atta Ayede, 1929 (Elemure), 1947 (Alawe, Arajaka, Olujido Ido Ile, and Olosi) (Minutes of the Pelupelu meetings for those periods are available) In 1971 Olomuo was admitted to the Pelupelu status by the then Governor of Western State, the Late Gen Adeyinka Adebayo.” Alawe recalled

 ” It should be noted that seventeen (17) Obas are presently laying claim to PeluPelu Obaship in Ekiti State. And by Government Gazette of October 2018, Government recognized twenty-two (22) Obas as PeluPelu in Ekiti and no one raised an eyebrow when Governor Ayo Fayose added the 22nd member, the Oluyin of Iyin – Ekiti in August 2018. What is therefore sacrosanct about the number of pelupelu Obas which Alaafin put at sixteen.

 ” We, therefore, say with all sense of authority and responsibility that Alaafin goofed to say that from time immemorial, Obaship Leadership had been within the sixteen (16)  Obas who he could neither name nor mention. He only pretends not to know that the number of Pelupelu Obas has never been static
”  Unfortunately and appallingly, Alaafin stated that his source of information was by “Hearsay” Yet he refused to verify his erroneous fact before falsely accusing Governor Fayemi of neglect. He refused to say those he considers as subordinate Obas. Subordinate to who?
” Alaafin is no doubt an Oba who enjoys stirring controversies and crisis where there are none. He is, without doubt, a meddlesome interloper who is bent on exporting the crisis he engineered in old Oyo State during which the Traditional Council was unable to hold a single meeting as a result of leadership tussle between him and the OONI of Ife until OSUN was carved out of old Oyo State.
” Worse still and under him, the Oyo State Council of Traditional Rulers has not held a meeting once in four (4) years under his Chairmanship as a result of his inability to foster peace, unity and cohesion among the Obas. How does he give what he does not have? Ekiti Monarchs are not Alaafin’s AJELES hence his current voyage into internal affairs of Ekiti Obas is highly unwarranted.

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