Araromi-Obo residents protest planned installation of Ebenezer Ojo as Monarch

Adebayo Adenrele

…task Gov. Oyebanji to stop proceedings immediately


News reaching NEWSTODAYNG says that some Youths and elders in Araromi-Obo Ekiti on Friday protested against the purported approval and planned installation of Ebenezer Ojo as the new Traditional ruler of the town.

It was gathered that the state government on Thursday declared that Ebenezer should be installed as new monarch of the town, whom according to the protesters is not from the rulling family.

According to a member of the Odolofin family, Alabi Omoniyi said the candidate is from Balemo chieftaincy family, which is not under the declaration of 1982.

“We want the Governor to stop anything concerning that because of the peace of our community.” He added

Also, the president of Araromi-obo progressive council, Adedara Sunday Aderemi, noted that the issue is still pending in the supreme court, hence the need for state government to wait for the judgement of the apex court before the installation.

“The Belemo chieftancy didn’t have declaration, there is no way you can go and pick somebody, to be the King in the Araromi-Obo. If you have to pick a King, it has to be from the ruling family.

“Ebenezer Ojo is not from the rulining house and we are appealing to the governor of Ekiti State not to act against the issue that is pending in Court.”

Also, the legal adviser of Odolofin Family, Barrister Paul Akomolafe said the prouncement of the government was illegal and contempt of court.

He noted that the actions of the state government remained illegitimate until after the ruling of the supreme court.

Speaking on the regency matter, he knocked the bureau of chieftaincy for issuing a letter when an appeal is already pending in the high court, adding that it is an insult on rule of law to install a regent who is not from the ruling family.

“The first daughter of the monarch must be the regent after the demise of the King, which is Odolofin who is now Owa-Olobo and his first daughter, Mrs Ajayi should be the regent but they went ahead and pick Ogundaisi which is not from Odolofin, which is total aberration.”

He called on Governor Biodun Oyebanji to resolve all pending matters in order for peace to reign in the community.