PRESS RELEASE (15/01/2026)
The attention of the Alaafin’s Palace has been drawn to a statement credited to His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, that he consulted with the three traditional rulers in the state — the Alaafin, the Olubadan, and the Soun of Ogbomoso — on the rotational chairmanship of the State Council of Obas and Chiefs.
The Palace hereby states clearly that at no time did His Imperial Majesty, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Engineer Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, hold any meeting with either the State Governor or any of the two traditional rulers mentioned above.
Also, the Alaafin did not tell the Governor nor make any categorical statement endorsing rotational chairmanship among the three traditional rulers in the state.
The position of the Alaafin and the entire Oyo community on the general issue of the State Council of Obas and Chiefs has been enunciated in a memo delivered to His Excellency by the Oyo Council of Elders.
Signed:
Bode Durojaiye
Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin,
Paramount Ruler of Oyo Kingdom and the Superior Head of Yorubaland.
