The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has warned traditional chiefs against neglect of their communities’ heritage in the name of orthodox religion, especially on the selection of new kings.
He said any attempt to circumvent the age-long traditions and consign the legacies of their forefathers to the dustbin of history rather than preserving and recognising such would lead to crises and disharmony.
The monarch gave the warning in his palace when members of Edu Royal family from Ago-Are community in the Atisbo local government area of Oyo State paid him a courtesy visit.
For some time now, the community had been engulfed in crises following what members of the royal family, youths and other interest groups described as “neglect of age-long tradition for orthodox religion by the kingmakers in the selection of successor to the vacant stool.”
The late community head, Aare of Ago Are, Oba Jubril Oyesiji Oladoke, joined his ancestors in May this year after about 39 years on the stool.
The paramount ruler, who is the consenting authority to the choice of traditional head in the community, noted that whatever steps to be taken by both the ruling Edu house and the kingmakers to select a new monarch should not only be made public as required by the law, all candidates must also be treated equally, while the process must strictly conform with the age-long tradition of the community.
Oba Adeyemi commended the royal family for their maturity in handling the dispute and the decision to call for a new selection process based on the age-long tradition of Ifa divination.
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