₦airaland Forum

zed7:
What happened to the gods? The only true king is the Oba of Benin, nobody 'appoints' him.

Mccullum:
The Governor is not from Ibadan. He's a resident in Ibadan. It's not his town of origin.

zed7:
What happened to the gods? The only true king is the Oba of Benin, nobody 'appoints' him.

Thewrath:
Thesame iragbijis that will be quick to call others out but cannot put their own home in order,two emirs in Kano,two alafin in OYO….and you wonder why Nigeria is where it is today!

Ojuntana:
Until it happens
Oh... it actually happened already
The British sacked one

Sheffdon:
please explain this in-depth

Thanks

Aikowen:
It's a new account
This is your very first post
What part of Lagos are you
How sure are you bout what U saying

Raf4:
.......Lukumon is a fanatic and Sokoto's candidate...........Basorun is the one behind the attempted sharia courts in Oyo........iswap already planning massive camps in old oyo national park.

zed7:
The British is now a state governor? You must be a genius. What happened was an expedition- a war!.

The point is the Oba of Benin is the only traditional ruler in Nigeria today who is not an errand boy of a governor.

Let's acknowledge and applaud that fact, instead of clutching at straws. Some so called traditional rulers now receive lap dance and attend night clubs. A disgrace.

zed7:
The British is now a state governor? You must be a genius. What happened was an expedition- a war!.

The point is the Oba of Benin is the only traditional ruler in Nigeria today who is not an errand boy of a governor.

Let's acknowledge and applaud that fact, instead of clutching at straws. Some so called traditional rulers now receive lap dance and attend night clubs. A disgrace.

FreeStuffsNG:
Please where's he from? The Governor said that he is an Ibadan yet you are suggesting that he is not. Same thing keeps happening all the time. Smh

Fryx:
Those Oyo Mesi’s, especially Bashorun were the one that cause the decline of the empire due to their selfishness and greed. They are following the steps of their fathers.

kpompey:
Seyi Makinde is heading for destruction as he is playing politics with all Oyo state heritage. First, he sold amusement park and Agodi zoological garden to his allies called developers. Now, you are making an Old friend Alaafin of Oyo in deviance to Oyo mesi who traditionally has the right to choose their own King. Oriyomi and Naomi are still in Agodi just for you to earn cheap fame where you and your cohort have failed Nigerians. Your tenure will soon be over, and everything you acquired falsefully through the governorship office will be confiscated by the next governor. Remember, how you render millions homeless because your allies need land to build estate to sell around the circular road. The seed you are planting today, wait and see how kamal will find you and your family in future.What goes around comes around.

emee701:
Keep crying. I love your tears

kpompey:
We know people like you. Rogues who benefit from political theif father. Ole, ole

Slurity:
Show me a single example of king making process without politics. just one even from the time of the bible. I am from the royal family and i know the politics better. Just keep quite because your statement here shows you dont know anything.

FreeStuffsNG:
Kingmakers in Oyo town, Oyo State, have protested the appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo by Governor Seyi Makinde.

Owoade’s appointment was announced on Friday in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, sparking controversy within traditional circles.

Oyelade said after extensive consultations and traditional divinations by the Oyomesi, the Oyo kingmakers, Owoade was recommended as the new Alaafin of Oyo and subsequently approved by Governor Makinde.

“Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade, after thorough consultations and divinations, has been recommended by the Oyomesi and approved by Governor Seyi Makinde as the new Alaafin of Oyo,” he said.


However, five prominent kingmakers in Oyo town rejected Owoade’s appointment.

The protesting kingmakers include the Basorun of Oyo, High Chief Yusuf Akinade; the Lagunna of Oyo, High Chief Wakeel Akindele; the Akinniku of Oyo, High Chief Hamzat Yusuf; a warrant chief representing the Asipa of Oyo, Chief Wahab Oyetunji; and a warrant chief representing the Alapinni of Oyo, Chief Gbadebo Mufutau.

The kingmakers argued that Prince Lukman Gbadegesin was the rightful Alaafin-elect, citing ongoing legal proceedings concerning the selection process.


In a letter signed by their legal counsel, Kunle Sobaloju, SAN, they described the governor’s actions as illegal and urged the suspension of the process until the matter was resolved in court.

Titled “Re: Illegal & Unlawful Appointment of Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade as the New Alaafin of Oyo,” was made available to Saturday PUNCH, the letter outlined the kingmakers’ opposition to the appointment.

It read in part, “On their resolute instruction, we write this letter concerning the purported unlawful and illegal appointment of Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo.

“You will recall that on September 30, 2022, at a meeting of the Kingmakers held in accordance with the Alaafin of Oyo Chieftaincy Declaration of 1961, the Kingmakers appointed Prince Lukman Adelodun Gbadegesin as the Alaafin of Oyo by a majority of lawful votes. His name was forwarded to Your Excellency for approval, but you refused to approve it for undisclosed reasons. The Kingmakers thereafter filed an action to stop Your Excellency from truncating the process, which is now pending in the Court of Appeal.

“Your Excellency’s recent announcement of Prince Owoade’s appointment, claiming it was made after consultations and divinations, is contrary to the established legal process. The Alaafin is not chosen by consultation or divination but through strict compliance with the Registered Alaafin of Oyo Chieftaincy Declaration of 1967, which governs the selection process. The Bashorun of Oyo, as the head of the Oyomesi, must summon a meeting for the selection, but no such meeting was convened. This decision amounts to executive recklessness and cannot withstand legal scrutiny.”

Meanwhile, the Paramount Ruler of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has congratulated Prince Owoade on his ascension as the new Alaafin.

In a statement issued by his press secretary, Alli Ibraheem, Oba Akanbi described Owoade’s rise as a divine act, affirming it to be in accordance with God’s will.
https://punchng.com/kingmakers-protest-as-makinde-appoints-new-alaafin/

kpompey:
You must be mad,I guess you are from the family of the newly imposed thief our incumbent rogue imposed on good people of Oyo.We shall laugh at your downfall. Ajimobi once have power than you, where is he now. You, your king and the political thief father in office should learn and take lesson from death.

princepee:
IFA and kingmakers are no longer relevant.

It's the government that now install kings..

U sincerely think we should do away with this kingdom of a thing it's no longer relevant.

My humble opinion.

Jostoman:
were you there? APC Oga wan create 2 King in Oyo just the way they create 2 Emir in Kano.

anonimi:
Aja ń bínú ó ń fi ẹsẹ halẹ, kini yio fi olówó rẹ ṣe

professorPABX:
You are taking this issue personal. I am yet to get a clear information that is why I restricted myself here.

The issue of Alaafin of Oyo is now beyond Bashorun or Politics. It is now very spiritual. In the Ancient Oyomesi, the Crown Prince (AREMO) was always known. It is the Practice in Benin till date . Circumstances have changed this system for several decades.

Unknown to us, there are many traditional institutions in South West and some West Africa countries that are interested in whoever becomes Alaafin. Bashorun is doing as if the throne influence is limited to Oyo Town alone. There must be divinations from Ekiti up to Benin and Togo Republics to know who is suitable to gods and the ancestors. The Yoruba race worldwide needs the throne more than Bashorun.

professorPABX:
You are taking this issue personal. I am yet to get a clear information that is why I restricted myself here.

The issue of Alaafin of Oyo is now beyond Bashorun or Politics. It is now very spiritual. In the Ancient Oyomesi, the Crown Prince (AREMO) was always known. It is the Practice in Benin till date . Circumstances have changed this system for several decades.

Unknown to us, there are many traditional institutions in South West and some West Africa countries that are interested in whoever becomes Alaafin. Bashorun is doing as if the throne influence is limited to Oyo Town alone. There must be divinations from Ekiti up to Benin and Togo Republics to know who is suitable to gods and the ancestors. The Yoruba race worldwide needs the throne more than Bashorun.