When contacted, the Bashorun of Oyo, Yusuf Akinade, confirmed the process has been concluded.

By Abdulrahman Abdulmalik


The Oyo Mesi, a group of kingmakers, selected a new Alaafin of Oyo last year to replace the late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, who passed away in April 2022, according to documents obtained by PREMIUM TIMES.

Nearly 18 months since the throne became vacant, there has not been an official announcement of a new monarch by the Oyo State Government, with many blaming the kingmakers for delaying the selection process.

However, a proclamation document and a court judgment seen by this newspaper have now shown that the Oyo Mesi selected Lukman Gbadegesin and forwarded the name of the prince from the Agunloye Ruling House to the government since last year.

“We hereby proclaim Prince Lukman Adelodun Gbadegesin the new Alaafin,” the proclamation reads, signed by the five living Oyo Mesi members and two warrant chiefs selected by the government to replace deceased Oyo Mesi members.

The kingmakers said they received a list of 82 aspiring princes from the Baba Iyaji of Oyo, the head of all princes, Mukaila Afonja. By Oyo tradition and the Alaafin Chieftaincy Declaration, Baba Iyaji is empowered to collect the names of aspiring princes from the next ruling house and transmit them to the Bashorun, the head of Oyo Mesi.

The Bashorun would then convene a meeting of the kingmakers to take a vote and the prince with simple majority is to be proclaimed Alaafin.

As the proclamation shows, all the kingmakers signed for Mr Gbadegesin, whose grandfather, Alaafin Bello Gbadegesin Ladigbolu II, was the predecessor of the immediate past Alaafin Adeyemi III.

The proclamation was signed on September 30, 2022. According to the law, an aspirant or the ruling house has 21 days to petition the government to challenge the selection. But no such petition was written.

However, after the expiration of the 21-day window, a prince, Hakeem Ladigbolu, approached the court to set aside the selection process. But in a judgment given on December 19, 2023, an Oyo State High Court in Oyo Town, upheld the process leading to the selection of Mr Gbadegesin, court papers show.

However, despite the proclamation by the Oyo Mesi and the court judgment upholding the process, the government has yet to make a formal announcement, giving rise to concern that political interests might want to undermine the Oyo Mesi and foist another person on the ancient Yoruba town.

When contacted, the Bashorun of Oyo, Yusuf Akinade, confirmed the process has been concluded.

He, however, refused to disclose the name of the prince selected. Instead, he said, “we have submitted everything to the government, direct all other questions to the government, but we have completed the process.”

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Ftc here , like for Obasanjo share for lukman
Then comment who should stand up for who

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Ki Ade pe lori, ki Bata si pe lese🙏

Congratulations to him,

May his time favour OYO people because presently everybody dey para.

I don't care what happens in S Waste, if they like make them select goat as their oba, i don't give a Bleep

Nice appointment. Lets see how it goes.

ok

Kabiyesi ooo

Hopefully the state government approves lol

Muslim and Christian

So ifa oracle no see isese worshippers chose again

😂

Traditional institutions are sacred and should remain so.

Yaay!

Been long the king died without successor. It's good we are hearing news if a successor.
But this issue of court, make dem no use am abuse the seat.

Warldbest:
Ftc here , like for Obasanjo share for lukman
Then comment who should stand up for who

You no well. That OBJ issue is right and wrong. So it should be left alone.
Yoruba n tesiwaju!

Kabieysi o.
Ade a pe lo ri, bata a pe le se.

Kabiesi

I don't think Ex President can order this one around?
Congratulations to TRH.


Wittyness

Kaabo, kabiesi ikubaba yeye, alase ikeji Orisa.
Oyo omo Alaafin
Ojo pa sekere mode omo atiba
O b’olowo wipe k’o gb’owo
O si n ba iwofa wipe k’o ju eru sile
Ase k’o le baa di’ja
Ko le baa di aapon
K’omo oba le ri je nibe
Oyo l’o gbin agbado oran
S’ehinkule elehinkule
Elehinkule ko gbodo yaa je
Beeni ko si gbodo tu u danu
Omo iku ti’ku ko le pa
Omo arun t’arun ko le gbe de
Omo ofo, t’ofo ko le se….”

Congratulations, Kabiyesi-elect!

Over years, whenever the aged, the high and the mighty including Baba Olusegun Obasanjo go to visit Obas in their palaces, they prostrate out of respect and reverence for the throne, its significance and authority as represented by the person on it. As an illustration, many citizens of Iwo kingdom will rather reject an offer to have a ordinary handshake with the Oluwo of Iwo. However they are constrained to prostrate before this 'gangster' as an Oba.

On the other hand, it is only fitting that if a governor enters the venue of an official state function, the Obas need to stand out of respect and reverence for the post of Executive Governors, its significance and authority as represented by the person elected to occupy it. Legally, nobody becomes an Oba without the approval and a certificate signed by the governor, which is why the throne of Alaafin is currently vacant even when kingmakers had long done its job.

Look, I stand by Obasanjo on this issue. Nonsense!

Kade pe lori ki bata pe lese Oba o.

This one sef go begin they sharpen him D now in preparation for Multiple Wives. Na wow o.

OBJ go soon go command this one too

Our Tradition

ijustdey:
When contacted, the Bashorun of Oyo, Yusuf Akinade, confirmed the process has been concluded.




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He will inherit all the former oloris Governor still have the final say, or OBJ will shout E dided, E joko.

Lukuman gbadegeshin

This Country never even know where e dey go. I have personally noticed that most if not all of these Kings and Chiefs have no functions or usefulness in our societies.



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