Seyi Makinde Presents Staff of Office to New Alaafin of Oyo, Photo Emerges
- Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has presented the staff of office to Abimbola Owoade, the new Alaafin of Oyo
- The presentation of the staff and certificate of recognition took place on Monday, January 13, 2025, at the Oyo government house in Ibadan
- Dotun Oyelade, Oyo commissioner for information and orientation, stated that Governor Makinde approved Owoade as Alaafin following the recommendations by the Oyomesi (kingmakers)
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Ibadan, Oyo state - Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state on Monday, January 13, 2025, presented the staff of office to the new Alaafin of Oyo, Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade.
As reported by TVC News, Governor Makinde presented the official identity legitimising the reign of a king to the new monarch at the executive chamber of his office in Ibadan, the state capital.
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Channels Television also confirmed the development.
The presentation of the staff of office by Makinde was done amid controversy concerning the choice of the new Alaafin announced by the governor last week.
The new Alaafin, alongside high chiefs and religious leaders from Oyo town, graced the event.
The Awise Awo Agbaye and revered Ifa custodian, Wande Abimbola, a professor who performed the Ifa divination to select the new Alaafin, was also among the distinguished guests.
Recently, Legit.ng reported that Governor Makinde approved the appointment of Prince Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo.
The commissioner for information and orientation, Dotun Oyelade, made this announcement and said Owoade was chosen after extensive consultations and traditional divinations conducted by the Oyo kingmakers (the Oyomesi).
Ademola Ojo, the commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs, noted that this announcement ends the legal and social disputes that arose after the passing of the former Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, who died on April 22, 2022. Ojo urged the people of Oyo state to support the new Alaafin and join the government in celebrating this historic moment.
Legit.ng reports that Owoade succeeds the late Oba Adeyemi whose reign lasted five decades.
The 46th coronation of the next Alaafin of Oyo is expected to be held in Oyo town in the next couple of days.
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Alaafin: ‘We’ve chosen Gbadegesin' - Kingmakers
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that five kingmakers in Oyo rejected an alleged move by Governor Makinde to kickstart a new process for the selection of the vacant stool of the Alaafin.
The displeased kingmakers described Makinde's purported step as illegal and a disregard for the judiciary.
The kingmakers who expressed their displeasure with this move are High Chief Hamzat Yusuf, Akinniku of Oyo; High Chief Wakeel Akindele, Lagunna of Oyo; High Chief Yusuf Akínade, Bashorun of Oyo; Chíef Wahab Oyetunji, warrant chief stand-in for Asipa of Oyo, and Chief Gbadebo Mufutau, warrant chief stand-in for Alapinní of Oyo.
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