Following the alleged imposition of a monarch on them by the former governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose, the people of Orin Odo-Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area have been told to seek redress in court, Premium Times reports.
Legit.ng gathered that the deputy governor, Bisi Egbeyemi, gave the advice on Tuesday, December 4, in Ado Ekiti, after members of the community, led by its Regent, Oluwakemi Ogundana-Ajifase, called on the state government not to recognise Adebisi Ogunjobi as the traditional ruler of the community
The community accused Fayose o imposing Ogunjobi as the Olorin without following due process and traditional rites performed on him.
They also requested that the state government stop Ogunjobi from parading himself as the Olorin, for peace to reign.
Ms Ogundana-Ajisafe said the manner in which the former governor imposed his preferred candidate on the community was “bizarre, unconventional and strange to tradition,” noting that the kingmakers and other stakeholders were not carried along.
She alleged that Fayose ordered that the two candidates contesting for the royal stool be blindfolded and also ordered chiefs to line up behind their choice as king.
The regent said the former governor allegedly used soldiers and other security agents to harass chiefs and community leaders in a bid to impose his preferred candidate as monarch.
She told the deputy governor that the official Ford car used by her father and immediate past Olorin of Orin Odo, William Ajisafe, was taken away from her at gunpoint by agents of the former governor.
She also explained that she duly sought Fayose’s permission before travelling to the United States in 2015 after succeeding her father, after which the community was invaded on the alleged order of former governor, with many of the chiefs arrested.
The deputy governor urged the aggrieved people of Orin Odo to give peace a chance and advised them to go to court to challenge the process that threw up Ogunjobi as monarch.
Lere Olayinka, the media aide to Fayose, in response to the allegation, said that the former governor was not a kingmaker and whoever emerged as the Oba of Orin Odo-Ekiti had no economic or political value to him.
Fayose's media aide described the allegation of imposition of the monarch against the former governor as false, saying the local government councils were in charge of coordinating such events.
However, he admitted that when there were issues and the people could not agree on a choice of a traditional ruler and Fayose would sometimes call the candidates openly and ask the kingmakers to queue behind the one they chose.
“I have witnessed some situations, about four times, when there are issues, the governor called the kingmakers and ask them to queue behind the candidate of their choice, and that is done openly, before the cameras,” Olayinka said.
about 24 hours after youths of Agbarho Kingdom in Ughelli North local government area of Delta state invaded the palace of their monarch, the Osuvie of the kingdom HRM Samson Oghughunwa, the residents have installed their own choice.
The residents took the decision on Monday, December 3, after sacking the monarch, who fled the palace on Sunday, December 2 when youths invaded the royal compound.
The new monarch, HRH Williams Onokpite was installed as the new Osuvie of Agbarho by the Usuvweche of the kingdom.
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