The Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin of Oyo, Bode Durojaiye, in a statement, quoted the Basorun as saying the kingmakers had agreed that the remaining process would no longer be restricted to the 10 contestants earlier shortlisted.
According
to report, the Oyo Mesi Traditional Council has said all the sixty-five
contestants to the Alaafin stool who appeared for an interview recently are to
proceed further in the selection process.
The regent
and Basorun of Oyo, Chief Yussuf Ayoola, disclosed this on Sunday.
The
statement read, “All contestants who appeared for the interview are qualified
for the next level, which is Ifa consultation, after the meeting of members of
the Oyo Mesi.
“Whoever emerges among the aspirants will be
the candidate and the next Alaafin of Oyo.
“There is
no rift among members of the Oyo Mesi contrary to insinuations and
misinformation milling around. We are as united as ever. Misunderstanding can
happen at any given point in time. It is natural. What is important is the
amicable resolution so as not to let the misunderstanding degenerate into
violence.
“None of the
Oyo Mesi members has a favoured aspirant as all the contestants are equal
before us. For the umpteenth time, we are conscientious, not money conscious
and greedy.”
The PUNCH reported that the Basorun had on Friday announced that 10 contestants out of the 65 who appeared for the interview were shortlisted to be further screened by the Ifa oracle. This announcement was rejected by some kingmakers and princes.
Meanwhile,
one of the kingmakers in the town, Chief Abdul-Rasheed Shehu, is dead.
Shehu, who
was the Alapinni of Oyoland, it was gathered, died in the early hours of Sunday
after battling an undisclosed sickness.
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