Some traditional ile-ife rulers
accused the king-makers of alleged inducement to favour a particular candidate.
According to report in a
statement by the “New Dawn Ife Kingdom Obas” by Oba Layiwola Adereti, Obawara
of Iwara, Oba Adesiyan Mayowa, the Eyenla of Amula Ife, and Oba Adeoye
Adefarakan, the Oloyere of Oyere- Ife, chairman, secretary and publicity
secretary respectively said the selection process was unacceptable to them.
The statement read in part:
“We, the entire members of the New Dawn Ife Kingdom Obas are compelled by the
recent unfolding events in the Royal Court of Ife, Ile-Ife to make our position
clear.
‘’We take this unique
opportunity to explain to the public that the messy situations arising from the
purported selection of a new Ooni of Ife as carried out by the so called
King-makers after the demise of our highly respected Monarch, His Imperial
Majesty, Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II, the Ooni of Ife is
alarming.
“It is a known fact that a
successor to the throne of the Ooni must evolve since there must not be vacuum
in the exalted post for long.
‘’However, in selecting a
candidate for the throne, due process must be followed. Starting from the
nomination by the Ruling House whose turn it is to produce a candidate for the
stool up to his selection by the King-makers as well as approved by the
government.
“We believe that the
selection of a new Ooni of Ife by the King-makers should follow the due process
as laid down by the combined effect of the 1957 and 1980, Ooni of Ife
Chieftaincy Law and Declaration respectively.”
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