…denies knowledge of any move by government to install its candidate
…Funsegunwa ruling House will start its selection process after three months
Chief Fassy Yusuff,Bagbimo of Ijebu land
Secretary of the Ijebu Council of Chiefs and Bagbimo of Ijebuland,Chief Adetokunbo Fassy Yusuff has said that the council will soon meet to notify the Ijebu Ode local government council of the passage of the late Oba Sikiru Adetona.
He spoke in apparent reaction to the claim of Honorable Kayode Akinmade,Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Information that the process of electing the successor is yet to start since the local government is yet to be informed officially of the demise of late Awujale, said that if the government want them to go through the local council before it sets the necessary machinery in motion for picking new Oba,it would be ready to do so.
According to him, “if that process is what the government want the council of chief will comply.Since thet are the ones in government.
Chief Yusuff, who is also the spokesman of the Fusegunwa Ruling House which turn it is to produce the next ruler of the ancient town tild the Newdawnngr.com that the family would only meet after the mourning period of threw months to initiate the process for picking the successor .
“We will meet after the three months mourning period to initiate the process of picking the new Awujale as the next ruling house
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In answer to a question,he said that as far as he is concerned he is not aware of any move by the state government to support any member of the cabinet adding, “i am not aware of any move by the government to install anybody but will start our own process after the three months mourning period.
Newdawnngr.com it will be recalled gathered that there are surreptitious moves by the ogun state government to install one of its commissioners, Hon Dapo Okubanjo,Finance Commissioner as the next Awujale of Ijebuland an allegation denied by Akinmade.
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The late Awujale who reigned for 65 years was the longest serving traditional ruler in Nigeria who mounted the throne of his forefathers at the age of 26 in 1960.
During his eventful reign, Ijebuland witnessed tremendous progress with significant social and economic transformation.
