There is another twist to the succession bid to the vacant stool of the Alaafin of Oyo, as twenty-eight families from the Agunloye Ruling House staged a
84-year-old retired Methodist Archbishop, Ayo Sanda Ladigbolu, is in the race to be the next Alaafin of Oyo. He speaks with WALE AKINSELURE on issues of
The struggle for who becomes the next Alaafin of Oyo in Oyo State has generated a crisis as aspirants from the Agunloye family jostle for the stool. SaharaReporters gathered that following the passing of the former Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi 111, from Alowolodu Royal House, Prince Lukman Gbadegesin, from the Agunloye family declared himself the next Alaafin of Oyo. However, a senior member of the Agunloye family, Prince Gbolagade Sanda Olamipo, who spoke on behalf of all the aspirants in a statement described Prince Gbadegesin as despicable.
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The Oyo traditional council, also known as Oyomesi, has said that all the 65 princes jostling for the position of Alaafin of Oyo would be presented before