Alaafin of Oyo Counters Gov Makinde Over Chairmanship of Oyo State Council of Obas Archives - Business Today NG https://businesstodayng.com/tag/alaafin-of-oyo-counters-gov-makinde-over-chairmanship-of-oyo-state-council-of-obas/ The Hub of News Reporting Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:39:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 Alaafin of Oyo Counters Gov Makinde Over Chairmanship of Oyo State Council of Obas https://businesstodayng.com/alaafin-of-oyo-counters-gov-makinde-over-chairmanship-of-oyo-state-council-of-obas/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:18:12 +0000 https://businesstodayng.com/?p=60257 The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Engineer Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, on Thursday denied claims by Governor Seyi Makinde that he consulted with the three traditional rulers of the state—including the Alaafin, the Olubadan of Ibadan, and the Soun of Ogbomoso—on the rotational chairmanship of the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs. According to statement […]

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]]> The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Engineer Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, on Thursday denied claims by Governor Seyi Makinde that he consulted with the three traditional rulers of the state—including the Alaafin, the Olubadan of Ibadan, and the Soun of Ogbomoso—on the rotational chairmanship of the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs.

According to statement released by Bode Durojaiye, Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin, Paramount Ruler of Oyo Kingdom and the Superior Head of Yorubaland, the statement clarified that His Imperial Majesty has never held any meeting with Governor Makinde or the other two monarchs regarding the matter.

The statement  said “Also the  Alaafin did not tell the Governor or make a categorical statement on his endorsement of rotational Chairmanship among the three traditional rulers in the State.

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