A group, the Oke-Ogun Professional, has called for the immediate coronation of the Oba-elect of Ago Are, Prince Kofoworola Abodunrin Oyetunji.
In a statement by the Secretary-General of the body, Chief Tiamiyu Adebayo, it praised the ruling house and the king makers for observing due process in the exercise leading to the emergence of the Oba-elect.
According to thenationonlineng, It urged other candidates to join hands with the Oba-elect to ensure a smooth transition and avoid unnecessary bickering or litigation.
The group said it was aware that the Edu ruling house met about five times in the house of the family head, Alhaji Lawani Oyebisi, to enable it accommodate all interests, resulting in not less than 15 princes showing their intention. Their names were transmitted to the king makers as stipulated by the extant Chieftaincy Laws of Oyo state.
The king makers, said the group, in the presence of appropriate officials of the Atisbo Local Government, the Police, Secretary of Atisbo Local Government Traditional Council voted to elect Prince Oyetunji as the next Oba of Ago Are.
It said: “With this substantial compliance with the laid down procedure and rules therefore, we are appealing to the consenting authority – His Imperial Majesty, the Alaafin of Oyo and the final approving authority; His Excellency, the Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajumobi to graciously expedite action, so that pockets of discontent, which, of course, cannot be ruled out in most human contests, may not snowball into acts capable of contaminating the peace of the community.”
