The
Oloto Royal Family of Iddo and Lagos Mainland recently urged
politicians to stay away from their king-making process, adding that the
imposition of monarchs on kingdoms by politicians is allien to their
culture and tradition.
The call was made by chiefs of the ruling houses at a recent meeting held in Lagos.
Present
were Chief Mohammed Bashir Ayinla Akinola, the Odofin Oba and Secretary
of Oloto Royal Family; Chief Lamina K. Akinlolu, the Ojomo Oba and
Head Baalo Ruling House; Chief Jubril Adebayo Oloto, the Aro Oba and
Head of Olupejobi Ruling House, and Chief Shamusideen Adisa Pedro, the
Eletu Oba and Head of Eru-Ifa Ruling House, all representatives of the
three ruling house of The Oloto Royal Family of Iddo and Lagos Mainland.
The
chiefs revealed that their call for politicians to stay away from their
affairs follows speculations of an attempt by some very powerful
persons in Lagos State to impose a monarch on the kingdom following the
death of the last King, Oba Ganiyu Okeyide Odesanya who reigned between
1990 and 2016.
A statement signed by the
Secretary of the ruling houses said "We are dismayed that persons are
trying to impose a candidate from Olupejobi ruling house, which
produced the past Oba."
The statement further
said "the act is not only against the culture and traditions of the
Oloto Royal Family practised over six centuries ago, but against the
express provisions of the aforementioned declaration which is an
official record of the government of Lagos State."
Chief
Jubril Adebayo Oloto, the Aro Oba and Head of Olupejobi Ruling House
while speaking noted that prior to the installation of Oba Okeyide
Odesanya, the chiefs, kingmakers, branch heads and entire Oloto Royal
Family identified three ruling houses in Otto namely Olupejobi, Baalo,
and Eru-Ifa Ruling houses, with succession to the throne to rotate from
Olupejobi through Baalo to Eru-Ifa ruling houses.
He
further noted that the attempt at imposing a candidate on the kingdom
is against the express declaration of late Oba Okeyide Odesanya whose
wish and declaration was that a person from Baalo ruling house should
succeed him.
According
to him, the move to impose a candidate from the ruling house which
produced the last Oba is one which if allowed to succeed will breed
problems in Otto and distort the peaceful co-existence of the people in
the area.
He
thus urged people who are not familiar with the culture and tradition
of the kingdom to halt their attempt at causing unrest with their
planned imposition of a candidate outside the ruling house who is
supposed to produce the next monarch, adding that the ruling houses are
capable of handling their affairs.
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