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Panic, Fears, Apprehension In Oyo As Makinde Seeks Sole Power To Grant Beaded Crowns, Coronets

...Move seen as attempt to usurp role of traditional rulers

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May 8, 2023
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Ibadan – The Oyo State Executive Council has granted approval for the amendment of Oyo State Chiefs Law to give the state governor the free will to grant beaded crowns and coronets without recourse to traditional rulers in the state.

The state Attorney- General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Oyelowo Oyewo, disclosed this to newsmen in Ibadan at the weekend.

He said the bill will seek to grant autonomy to the governor on section 28, subsection 1 of the Oyo State Chiefs Law to present beaded crowns and coronets without recourse to the traditional council.

The move is already causing panic, fears and apprehension across the 33 local government councils in Oyo State.

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This  move contradicts Governor Seyi Makinde’s earlier position that he will not dabble into issues of Obas and traditional chiefs in the state.

Makinde himself rode into office on the back of disaffection and crisis generated over late Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s mishandling of Ibadan chieftaincy matters.

The stools of Alafin Oyo, Soun Ogbomoso and Aseyin Iseyin are among those waiting to be filled in the state.

Makinde’s attempt seeking power to grant beaded crowns and coroners to anybody of his choice is being viewed as an attempt to usurp the power of traditional rulers who the custodian of their peoples culture and tradition.

Observers also believe that the amendment if approved by the state house of assembly will spark off crisis off reminiscent of ex-Governor Ajimobi’s era across the state.

Meanwhile, the Labour Party has described the amendment being sought to Oyo State Chiefs Law by Makinde as an imposition and an inherent evil.

Tawfiq Tayo Akinwale, Oyo State candidate of Labour Party in the March 18, 2023 governorship election stated this in a statement.

The statement signed by
Samuel Abodunrin, his Press Secretary expressed shock over “the news that the Governor Seyi Makinde Makinde-led administration has intensified efforts to amend section 28, sub-section 1 of the Oyo State Chieftaincy Law, which seeks to grant autonomy to the governor to single-handedly decide who wears the beaded crown in the state.”

It said the move amounted to attempt “to take out the role of council of traditional rulers in the state came as a rude shock and a display of dictatorial government.

“Reports have it that the move has already been approved on Friday, May 5, 2023, by the Oyo State Executive Council as a draft amendment of an executive bill and set for reading for the first time at the plenary of the Oyo State House of Assembly.

“This further corroborates the rumors in town about the demonic move.

“To set the records straight, the decision to determine who wears a beaded crown in the state is a very sensitive one and has been the responsibility of the Council of Obas and Chiefs (traditional stakeholders) to enable proper checks and balances necessary for the protection and sustenance of our traditional heritage while promoting peace and tranquillity in the State.

“The government has given the inability of the Council of Obas and Chiefs to meet for some time now which has led to the delay of the coronation and presentation of beaded crowns to some applicants as the excuse for this proposed amendment.

” However, this excuse doesn’t hold water to warrant such a big move that could tell on the value, sanity, and survival of our traditional system sooner or later.

“The Council of Obas and Chiefs can instead through the Deputy Chairman call for the council’s meeting to sort out applicants in the absence of the Council Chairman which was the late Alaafin pending the installation of the new Alaafin of Oyo and Soun of Ogbomoso among others.

“The move to strike out the primary custodians of our tradition from such a crucial role is tantamount to the vulnerability of our traditional heritage.

“It is a move that will render our traditional rulers almost useless and further relegate them to the mercy of the government of the day.

“The moment politicians become legally empowered to decide things of traditional sacredness and heritage, then trouble looms.

“The implication of this is that a governor can decide to crown anyone from anywhere at any time without recourse to the traditional arrangement and stakeholders.

“Since it is a legal move anyone who kicks against that decision becomes a criminal.

“This is a clarion call and observations positively driven that requires all and sundry to stop this action.

“We can’t rule out the possibility of having a governor in the nearest future who will appoint a stranger as a king or chief in the state because he has the absolute power to do so.

“This sensitive role is crucial to the survival and sustenance of our traditional heritage and culture and must not be left in the hands of any politician who is known for politicizing appointments to head every position at their disposal.

“We must unanimously reject this plan that could take away the peace of the state and subject our traditional rulers to become political beggars.

“Our traditional heritage must not be eroded by the political class.

“The pervasion of justice, fairness, and equity should not be allowed to take over the traditional system that has given us peace so far.

“Conclusively, Governor Seyi Makinde must remember that this is a situation of _“absolute power corrupts”._ The Governor should immediately drop this plan and take another route instead of endangering our peace, traditional unity, and heritage as a state.

“To check the level of acceptability of this move, the public hearing must be allowed to play its role because this is a very sensitive issue and of serious interest to the people of Oyo State.

“As the Yoruba saying goes “Oní ìlú kìí fé kí ìlú rè tú”, the true sons and daughters of the land only care about the unity of the land,” the statement explained. (vitalnewsngr.com)

 

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