The kingmakers in the ancient Oyo town, known as 'Oyomesi' have shown their displeasure over the continued delay in the process of selecting new Alaafin.
They hinged the blame on the governor, saying they have done their job of picking the next Alaafin, adding that the buck is now on the table of Governor Seyi Makinde to announce the next occupant of the revered stool.
Two of the kingmakers, said they had since selected the new Oba through the normal and laid down procedure, but they were still waiting for the government to pronounce the name of the chosen one.
Recall that the Alaafin stool became vacant following the passage of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi lll April last year.
Vanguard had reported that the kingmakers forwarded the name of the allegedly selected new Alaafin to the state government through the local government since September 2022.
But on the part of the state government, Makinde said: "I will rather delay and have due process followed and then we know that if anybody decides to go to court after that, the exercise will be a nullity."
"I believe this is what we need in Nigeria right now, strong institutions but we also need people to build strong institution."
Meanwhile, the hope of fielding a new Alaafin before May 29, could not come to fruition as being anticipated by Iba Samu of Oyo Empire, Chief Lamidi Oyewale, who is one of the kingmakers in Oyo town, during the one year remembrance prayer held for the late Oba Adeyemi.
During the prayer session, he anticipated that a new Alaafin of Oyo will likely emerge before May 29 this year, adding that the delay in the current ongoing process to choose the new monarch is to have rancour-free coronation and peaceful reign of the new monarch.
He noted that the process of choosing the monarch is a painstaking one and assured that there won’t be any problem when the new king eventually emerges.
According to him, Oyo town had, in the past, been without a king for over three years and there was no problem or a breakdown of law and order.
"It’s just a year the late Alaafin died. Before the swearing-in of the governor, a new Oyo monarch will emerge."
"I don’t want to comment much on the process of the emergence of new Alaafin. I’ve said a lot of things and granted a lot of interviews concerning it."
"Though we have little challenges, my prayer is that God will give us another king that will better our lives," he said.
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