Why Alaafin, Soun stools have no successors yet – Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde has disclosed why successors have not been installed in Alaafin of Oyo and Soun of Ogbomoso stools a year after they became vacant.
Makinde, who was reacting following apprehension by the people why the the two prominent traditional stools of Alaafin of Oyo and Soun of Ogbomosho have remained vacant, insisted that due process must followed.
The Governor spoke during the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Judge Oyo state Justice Iyabo Yerima at his Agodi office in Ibadan.
Governor Makinde dismissed reports that he was the cause of the delay in selecting successors of the late monarchs.
He said his administration will not condone any form of illegality that may result into unnecessary future legal tussle.
He disclosed that democratic institutions in the state which include traditional institution must be adequately strengthened through adherence to laid down processes and requisite legal frameworks which would serve as panacea for efficient development of the society.
Oba Adeyemi, who spent 51 years on the throne as the Alaafin, died on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83 years.
He passed on at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, following a brief illness.
About The Author
