Barely 48 hours after the official announcement of Prince Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye by the Oyo State Government as Soun of Ogbomoso designate ,the Laoye Ruling House has rejected the government’s decision.
The family of Laoye, where the Soun-elect hails from,therefore appealed to the State government to rescind its decision.
The Laoye family head, Alhaji GarubaTewogbola said though, Prince Afolabi is a member of the family, he was not recognized by many.
First, the family cried blue murder claiming the choice of the kingmaker, Ghandi, a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in the US, was not one of the 11 candidates originally sent to the kingmakers. But since he collected nomination form sold by the screening committee the kingmakers maintained that he should not have been screened out that it’s part of their own schedule of duty to screen out aspirants.
This was the first lacuna. The family including some of the contestants through their legal retainers wrote petitions to the governor praying he should not assent to the nomination.
Alhaji Tewogbola noted that the matter of who occupies the Soun throne was also still pending in court for hearing.
Recall that Governor Seyi Makinde on weekend approved the selection of Prince Afolabi Olaoye as the new Soun-elect of Ogbomoso land.
In his own reaction, the PRO of Laoye family, Prince Tajudeen Olapade said the kingmakers erred in their decisions, noting that they were surprised to hear the name of Prince Afolabi being announced as the new Soun of Ogbomoso land.
The Laoye family members, who spread across Ogbomoso land were chanting they want a reversal of the decision of Oyo state government, calling on all the indigents of the Land to remain calm and watch the next step.