TWENTY-EIGHT days before his exit from the Agodi Government House, Ibadan, Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State yesterday whittled down the powers of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.

The governor removed the Alaafin as the Permanent Chairman of the Council of Obas and Chiefs.

With the bill Alao-Akala signed into law yesterday, the chairmanship will now rotate among the Alaafin, the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade, and the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oyewunmi Ajagungbade.

But, in a swift reaction, Oba Adeyemi declared the action as an exercise in futility.

During the April 26 governorship election, Alao-Akala, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, lost in all the four councils in the ancient city of Oyo to his Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Senator Abiola Ajimobi.

An amendment bill hurriedly passed by the House of Assembly and signed into law by Alao-Akala yesterday put a stop to Alaafin’s permanent headship of the Obas’ council.

A statement by Alao-Akala’s spokesman, Prince Dotun Oyelade, yesterday indicated that the signing of the law tagged: ‘Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs Amendment Law 2011’ supercedes similar law enacted in 2000 by the Alhaji Lam Adesina’s administration.

By this development, the chairmanship of the council has become rotational among the Olubadan, Soun and Alaafin in that order.

The council’s deputy chairmanship also becomes rotational among the Olugbon of Orile-Igbon, Eleruwa of Eruwa, Okere of Saki and Aseyin of Iseyin in that order.

There were concerns that the decision was taken to get back at Oba Adeyemi who abandoned Alao-Akala and supported ACN candidates at all levels during the elections.

Oyelade, however, denied any political undertone to the government’s decision.

“It is invidious and shallow for anyone to read political motive to this issue white to our mind. The time is ripe and just,” he said.

In his reaction, Oba Adeyemi said: “I remain the permanent chairman of the Council of Obas and Chiefs and a thousand Alao-Akala cannot change that. The law says that in exercising any power conferred on the governor on this matter, he shall consult the Council of Obas. It is clear he has not done so. What he did is a nullity because the matter is in court. He cannot force his will on the court and the people. He has less than four weeks to leave the government so, why is he doing this if not for mischief?

“The Alaafin is the permanent chairman of the council and there are six vice chairmen – Olubadan, Soun, Eleruwa, Olugbon, Okere and Aseyin. Akala is just trying to disrespect the judiciary and what he did is in bad taste. This is a clear case of recklessness, the antics of a drowning man. He cannot get away with this illegality”.



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Wahala dey.

these oyo oba's are the basis of akala's problem in oyo state and they may affect the progress of the incoming administration in oyo state.

anyway sha, i found out the position used to be rotational, before akala himself changed it.

so now i guess he simply undid what he did.

Akala the bingo

hahahaha. pay back time

Is he mad ?