OYO MESI TRADITIONAL COUNCIL HAS ANNOUNCED THAT ALL 65 ALAAFIN STOOL CANDIDATES
The Oyo Mesi Traditional Council has announced that all 65 Alaafin stool candidates who recently appeared for an interview will advance in the selection process
Chief Yussuf Ayoola, the regent and Basorun of Oyo, announced this in a statement.
In a statement, the Alaafin of Oyo's Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, quoted the Basorun as saying the kingmakers had agreed that the remaining process would no longer be limited to the 10 contestants previously shortlisted.
According to the statement, "All contestants who appeared for the interview are qualified for the next level, which is Ifa consultation, after the meeting of members of the Oyo Mesi.
"Whoever emerges among the aspirants will be the candidate and the next Alaafin of Oyo.
"There is no rift among members of the Oyo Mesi contrary to insinuations and misinformation milling around. We are as united as ever, Misunderstanding can happen at any given point in time. It is natural. What is important is the amicable resolution so as not to let the misunderstanding degenerate into violence
"None of the Oyo Mesi members has a favoured aspirant as all the contestants are equal before us. For the umpteenth time, we are conscientious, not money conscious and greedy."
The Basorun announced on Friday that 10 contestants out of the 65 who attended the interview had been shortlisted to be further screened by the Ifa oracle.
Meanwhile, Chief Abdul-Rasheed Shehu, one of the town's kingmakers, has died.
Shehu, the Alapinni of Oyoland, was said to have died in the early hours of Sunday after battling an unknown illness.
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