{"id":2052,"date":"2026-10-28T02:47:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T02:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/alara-stool-aramoko-kingmakers-seek-ooni-oyebanjis-intervention\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T02:47:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T02:47:29","slug":"alara-stool-aramoko-kingmakers-seek-ooni-oyebanjis-intervention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/alara-stool-aramoko-kingmakers-seek-ooni-oyebanjis-intervention\/","title":{"rendered":"Alara Stool: Aramoko kingmakers seek Ooni, Oyebanji\u2019s intervention"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Alara<\/p>\n

By Dayo Johnson, Akure<\/p>\n

The Alara-in-Council and residents of Aramoko-Ekiti, Ekiti State, have appealed to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, and Governor Biodun Oyebanji to intervene in the selection of a new traditional ruler, six months after the process was suspended.<\/p>\n

The kingmakers said the prolonged delay had left the Alara stool vacant, affecting traditional institutions, cultural activities and the observance of some festivals and rites in the community.<\/p>\n

In a statement signed by the Head of Kingmakers and Asao of Aramoko-Ekiti, High Chief Julius Oladiran Adebayo, and the Secretary and Sajowa of Aramoko-Ekiti, High Chief Kolade Oyebade, the council said its appeals to the state government had yet to receive a response.<\/p>\n

They urged the Ooni, whom they described as a custodian of Yoruba culture and tradition, to appeal to Oyebanji to permit them to reconvene and conclude the selection process.<\/p>\n

According to the kingmakers, the process began in April 2026 in accordance with the Alara of Aramoko Chieftaincy Declaration and the Ekiti State Chieftaincy Law.<\/p>\n

They said three princes were shortlisted through an Ifa divination exercise conducted by Baba Araba Elebuibon, after which voting by the 12 kingmakers ended in a tie, with six votes each.<\/p>\n

The council said a second round of voting was expected to resolve the deadlock but was not held following the postponement of the process by the Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, six months later, the process remains suspended after the Hon. Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs postponed it. Our letters to government have not received a response,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

Appealing directly to the Ooni, the kingmakers said the prolonged vacancy had created uncertainty in the community and affected the performance of some traditional rites.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe stool of Alara remains vacant. Our youths are restive. Our traditional festivals and rites cannot hold,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

They urged the Ooni to use his influence to persuade the governor to allow the kingmakers to reconvene and complete the selection process.<\/p>\n

The council expressed confidence that the intervention of the Ooni and the cooperation of the state government would lead to a peaceful resolution of the dispute.<\/p>\n

The kingmakers also highlighted the historical and cultural ties between Aramoko-Ekiti and Ile-Ife, describing the selection of a new Alara as important to preserving the town\u2019s customs and traditions.<\/p>\n

They said they hoped the intervention would protect and strengthen the longstanding relationship between the two communities.<\/p>\n

The statement added that the kingmakers remained confident in the Ooni\u2019s wisdom and the governor\u2019s respect for law and tradition.<\/p>\n

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By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Alara-in-Council and residents of Aramoko-Ekiti, Ekiti State, have appealed to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, and Governor Biodun Oyebanji to intervene in… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}