Governor Seyi Makinde has inaugurated the maiden edition of the rotational Oyo State Council of Obas, with the Olubadan of Ibadanland appointed to chair the council for a two-year term.
The Oyo Forum, Abuja, had previously opposed a proposed amendment to the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs Law, warning that a clause introducing rotational chairmanship threatens the historical and cultural significance of the Alaafin stool.
In a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Engineer Segun Owolabi, and Chairman of Media/Publicity, Ambassador Tunde Mustapha, the group called on Governor Seyi Makinde to withhold assent to the bill, which is currently before him following its passage by the Oyo House of Assembly.
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The Forum argued that the Alaafin institution transcends the boundaries of Oyo State, holding symbolic and ancestral relevance for the entire Yoruba race. “To reduce it to a rotating political office is to desecrate a legacy that predates Nigeria’s modern history,” the statement read.
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