The kingmakers in Alade- Idanre in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State have said none of the obaship contestants had been chosen to be a king in the agrarian community.
They added that the community’s customs and traditions will be duly followed in the process of electing another monarch.
The traditional stool of the community became vacant following the demise of Oba Olusegun Akinbola who joined his ancestors in October 2020 at the age of 80.
The Lisa of Alade- Idanre Community, Chief Oladiipo Akinsowon, while speaking on Tuesday, said, “Presently, we have no king in Alade but we have a regent. As a regent, I have been on the throne since the past three years taking control of the community, holding meetings with my chiefs because presently, the regent is the acting Oba.
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“If anyone is parading himself as a king, he’s never an Oba. I think he is arrogating power that doesn’t belong to him. Nobody can become the Oba without the consent of the kingmakers and we’ve not chosen anybody as the king and no Oba has been approved by the court as the Aladeokun-in-Council of Alade, Idanre.”
According to him, the latest judgment of the Ondo State High Court has directed the kingmakers to abide by traditional ways of installing an Oba.
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