A faction of the Oyo town kingmakers, known as the Oyo Mesi, have kicked against any plan by the Oyo State Government to commence a fresh process to select the Alaafin of Oyo.
BEYOND AFRICA gathered that, Kunle Sobaloju (SAN), counsel for the kingmakers have written the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, warning against restarting the process to select a new Alaafin of Oyo.
The kingmakers, through Sobaloju, were reacting to a media report suggesting the move to discard the process concluded initially by the kingmakers
He advised the governor not to do anything that could prejudice pending appeals in courts.
Following the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, on April 22, 2022, there was a crisis as the Oyomesi engaged the Oyo State government in a legal battle over the selection of the new monarch.
After a nomination process by the valid ruling house, the kingmakers met, screened the 82 contestants and chose Prince Lukman Gbadegesin, whose name was forwarded to the Oyo State government for ratification.
Following opposition to the choice of Gbadegesin by three of the kingmakers, the Oyo State government ordered a repeat of the exercise.
