Armed policemen and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) are keeping vigil in the community to check the restive residents, who are aggrieved that “a candidate who is not qualified to be king is to be imposed on them”.
It was gathered yesterday that one of the candidates, Adegoroye Omosebi, reportedly won an election conducted by 10 of the 13 kingmakers.
Barring any last-minute change, Omosebi is expected to be named after the State Executive Council meeting today.
Two kingmakers, who decried the government’s alleged meddlesomeness, abstained from voting.
But many indigenes are claiming that Omosebi is a native of Ilesa and not Erijiyan. They alleged that he is not from any of the three ruling houses.
A palace source claimed that Omosebi’s grandfather was from Ilesa but lived in the Olohan palace until he died and was buried at Erijiyan.
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But Omosebi claims he belongs to the Agunsoye ruling house.
The last Olohan of Erijiyan, Oba Jonathan Olufemi, who died in December 2013, was from the Odundun ruling house.
Many aggrieved residents had been protesting since Saturday, warning the government against re-enacting the “Ikere magic” in their community.
They were apparently referring to the drama, leading to the emergence of the Ogoga of Ikere, Adejimi Adu Alagbado, who was installed and presented with a certificate and staff of office on July 6, when he was yet to undergo traditional rites.
Security arrangements are being supervised by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Aramoko-Ekiti, who has been detailed to Erijiyan to prevent a breakdown of law and order.
A source said: “Omosebi is not from Erijiyan and he is not from any of the ruling houses here.
“His grandfather was from Ilesa and he lived in the palace till he died in Erijiyan.
“Governor Ayo Fayose held a meeting at the weekend with stakeholders on the Olohan of Erijiyan stool, where we suspected that he wanted to try the coercion of Ikere but the people said no.
“He told the kingmakers to come back yesterday with the name of a candidate.
“During the meeting, an unruly candidate was ordered out by the governor and later allowed in.
“During the meeting, a 75-year-old lawyer observed that the governor’s coercive manner, if allowed to go unchallenged, would lead to wrong choice of candidate.
“The lawyer, Emmanuel Adedeji Ilori, challenged the governor that if he imposes somebody on the people, he (Adedeji) would challenge it in court.
“The governor replied the old man that he (Fayose) had opened the courts and that those aggrieved are free to go there.
“Fayose said they would still be on the matter by the time his administration ends its tenure.”
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