{"id":175441,"date":"2025-08-21T19:04:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ekiti-govt-nullifies-olumojo-stool-selection-process"},"modified":"2025-08-21T20:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:06:58","slug":"ekiti-govt-nullifies-olumojo-stool-selection-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ekiti-govt-nullifies-olumojo-stool-selection-process","title":{"rendered":"Ekiti Govt Nullifies Olumojo Stool Selection Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>To avert crisis that could stoke division and acrimony in Imojo Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area, the Ekiti State government has ordered the repeat of selection process to occupy the royal seat of Olumojo, in strict compliance with traditions and customs of the town.<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye gave the directive on Thursday while interfacing with stakeholders from the community in her office in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.<\/p>\n<p>The directive stemmed from a petition, dated 30th July, 2025, written by a contestant, Prince Feyisayo Fagbayi, raising eyebrows over how the process leading to the emergence of Prince Toba Fagbayi was allegedly compromised and undertaken in sharp contravention to the customs and traditions of Imojo town.<\/p>\n<p>The royal seat became vacant following the death of Oba Samuel Olatunji, who was killed by unknown gunmen along Ipao-Oke Ako-Irele road, on January 29, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Afuye, according to a statement signed by her Special Assistant on Media, ordered that a new selection process should be done within a period of 14 days.<\/p>\n<p>She directed that the Ekiti State Chiefs Law and Olumojo Chieftaincy Declarations, which stipulated that Ifa divination should be adopted, must be fully complied with, to avert unnecessary controversy in the town.<\/p>\n<p>To inject transparency into the process that will be done at an agreeable location, the Deputy Governor advised all the contestants to bring their Ifa priests, alongside the kingmakers and local government officials, to work on a process that will be acceptable to all the contending forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government is not interested in who becomes the Olumojo, but the selection process must be transparent. Go back home and do the needful, it is in your own interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernor Biodun Oyebanji doesn\u2019t like a situation whereby a town will be operating without an Oba. There are so many traditions and rites that a Regent can\u2019t perform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgain, we knew that you may find it difficult to develop in the area of infrastructures if you don\u2019t have a king. Even take a look at the security threat in your area. You need a king who can work with government to achieve security of lives and property.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo back home and do what you are supposed to do. Consult Ifa first and if two candidates emerged through the process, the Olumojo Chieftaincy Declarations allows that the kingmakers can vote,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of the Kingmakers in the town, Chief Ayo Dada, appreciated the government\u2019s intervention, saying it will help in fostering peace and unity in Imojo Ekiti.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Dada, who holds the traditional title of Elejura, insisted that the Ifa priests that will preside over the selection will be brought by the chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>The community leader dismissed the widespread notion that the kingmakers have been bribed, saying nothing of such had happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have not collected money from anybody. We are ready to do what is right and just in this matter, because the development of our town is paramount to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. To avert crisis that could stoke division and acrimony in Imojo Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area, the Ekiti State government has ordered the repeat of selection process to occupy the royal seat of Olumojo, in strict compliance with traditions and customs of the town. 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