Prince Afolabi Ademola Adesina, a candidate to the empty Alaafin of Oyo stool from the Adeitan Atiba Royal Lineage, has accused the Oyo State administration of being dishonest during the selection process to replace the stool.
The late governor Lamidi Onaolapo Adesina's administration, according to Adesina, ignored nine additional governing houses that had been enlisted since 8 December 1976 by the then-Oyo State Military Government and published in the 1995 White Paper on July 16, 2001, by the state government.
In a statement made accessible to journalists on Tuesday, he made these points clear.
The statement read: “My attention has been drawn to a statement by the Oyo State Government to the effect that it will not interfere in the process of selecting a new Alaafin of Oyo.
“The state government reportedly said this through the Special Adviser to the Governor on Culture, Honourable Akeem Ademola Ige, during the celebration of the Sango Festival in Oyo.