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Why Ikirun Chiefs Want Newly Crowned King Removed

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A few weeks ago, Prince Yinusa Olalekan Akadiri of the Oba-Ara Ruling House in Ikirun, Osun State was announced by the Osun State government as the new Akinrun of Ikirun, in Ifelodun local Government Area of Osun State. His emergence came after the majority voted in his favour in a meeting of Ikirun kingmakers on November 19, 2021, where Akadiri polled six out of seven votes, beating 17 other candidates in the process.

The Akinrun stool became vacant on February 8, 2021, following the demise of Oba Rauf Olawale Adedeji who became king in 1991. However, some youths and chiefs within the community were not happy about the development. Youths took to the streets to protest the installation of the new monarch while the chiefs called for his removal.

According to them, the government was not fair in the selecting of the new king. They also insisted the actions of the government on his appointment and installation are contempt following a pending court case. Akadiri was rejected by the Gboleru ruling house, who claimed they were originally supposed to produce the Akirun-elect.

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The case filed at the Osun High Court in November, 2021, restrained the Oba -Ara and Adedeji Ruling Houses from nominating candidates for the throne. It was stated that it was unlawful to allow Oba-Ara to produce the next king. The kingmakers, the local and the state governments were also barred from accepting a candidate from the ruling houses.

The Gboleru Ruling House, which the chieftaincy gazette gave the power to choose the new king had chosen Prince Tajudeen Adesegun Gboleru as the kind elect, however, a crisis broke out in the family over Adesegun’s eligibility which stalled the selection process. The court had to give the right to the Oba-Ara House to produce the next Akirun and the court mandated the government to install the candidate from that ruling house.

After Oba-Ara House chose a candidate, the chiefs rejected him, saying that he was not properly elected. According to them, a king is never voted in. They argued that the rites that the new Akirun must undertake were not done because he was illegally appointed. And it is offensive to the culture of Ikirun people as the Oba was installed in the same manner that an ordinary chief would be installed. They insisted that the Chieftaincy Declaration that stipulates how the stool should alternate among the ruling houses should be followed and the court order should be neglected.

According to them, Gboleru should produce the king going by the Declaration of the Chieftaincy gazette. They requested for time to resolve the family crisis so that a candidate can emerge from Gboleru ruling house.

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