The ongoing process of picking new Alaafin of Oyo Saturday took new dimension as four of the Oyo kingmakers, ( the Oyo Mesi) denied being part of the purported short listing of 10 persons for the vacant stool.
One of the kingmakers, the Iba Samu of Oyo, High Chief Lamidi Olayanju, gave names of other kingmakers that are not part of the purported short listing of the 10 persons as the Agbaakin of Oyo, High Chief Asinmiyu, Akinniku of Oyo, High Chief Amusa Yusuf and the Alapini of Oyo, High Chief Rasheed Sheu (who died early Sunday).
The Samu of Oyo stated that the four Oyo kingmakers knew nothing about the purported short listing as the four high chiefs were not part of the decision, adding that it was the Basorun of Oyo that authored the news of the purported short listing of the 10 persons.
“I called Basorun and he told me that he was the one behind the news that 10 persons had been shortlisted. Four of us know nothing about it. When we completed the interview Thursday, we all agreed that we would meet next Tuesday to do that, but hearing that 10 persons had been shortlisted on the radio is news to me. I called Basorun and he told me he authored the news.
“I heard it on the radio that we had shortlisted 10 but I am telling you I am not part of that and I called four of us and they said they did not know anything about it. Agbaakin (High Chief Asinmiyu) told me he was not part of the decision to pick 10 contestants; Akinniku (High Chief Amusa Yusuf) also told me that he was not part of it; Alapini (High Chief Rasheed Sheu) is indisposed,” he said.
