Kingmakers reject appointment of new Alaafin, call decision unlawful

From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan

A group of kingmakers in Oyo has declared Governor Seyi Makinde’s appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo illegal and unlawful. The announcement comes following the governor’s approval of the appointment, nearly two years after the Alaafin’s stool became vacant.

In a formal statement, five kingmakers from Oyo asserted that they did not…